Amilcar Cabral International Airport
Sal island
| Status | Schedule | Flight | Information | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected |
10:50 |
VR4011 VR |
Praia, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
11:45 |
BLX791 BLX |
Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Expected |
12:10 |
X36254 X3 |
Stuttgart - Echterdingen, Germany | |
| Expected |
12:25 |
VR4212 VR |
São Pedro, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
13:00 |
VR4311 VR |
Preguiça, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
13:10 |
X37168 X3 |
Duesseldorf, Germany | |
| Expected |
14:00 |
NO4812 NO |
BGY | |
| Expected |
14:10 |
TOM782 TOM |
London - Gatwick, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
14:25 |
TOM416 TOM |
Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Expected |
14:35 |
DK628 DK |
Stockholm - Arlanda, Sweden | |
| Expected |
14:55 |
OR3721 OR |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Expected |
15:35 |
NO4723 NO |
Verona, Italy | |
| Expected |
15:35 |
NO4723 NO |
Verona, Italy | |
| Expected |
16:25 |
EJU7663 EJU |
Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Expected |
18:00 |
QS4146 QS |
Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Expected |
19:25 |
VR4013 VR |
Praia, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
20:10 |
VR4211 VR |
São Pedro, Cape Verde | |
| Expected |
21:30 |
WK100 WK |
Zurich (Zürich) - Kloten, Switzerland |
Amílcar Cabral International Airport, located on Sal Island, has the largest runway in Cape Verde. With a length of 3,000m, a width of 45m and a capacity to receive seven large aircraft, Amílcar Cabral International Airport is considered the alternate airport for NASA Space Shuttles.
Originally named Sal Island International Aerodrome, it was designed in the late 1930s by Engineer Raul Pires Ferreira Chaves, Director of Public Works of Cape Verde at the time. It currently has a maximum capacity to handle about 2,600 passengers per hour.