São Filipe Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = São Filipe Airport
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| image = AerodromoSFilipe.JPG
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| IATA = SFL
| ICAO = GVSF
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Vinci Airports{{Cite web|date=2023-07-25|title=VINCI Takes Over Seven Cape Verde Airports |url= https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/vinci-takes-over-seven-cape-verde-airports |access-date=2024-02-05 |website= aviationweek.com |language=en-GB}}
| city-served = São Filipe
| location = Fogo, Cape Verde
| elevation-f =
| elevation-m = 170
| coordinates = {{coord|14|52|58.8|N|24|28|48|W|type:airport_region:CV|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.caboverde-airports.cv/}}
| pushpin_map = Cape Verde
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| pushpin_label = SFL
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Cape Verde
| metric-elev = yes
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 14/32
| r1-length-f =
| r1-length-m = 1,350
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2017
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 72949
| stat2-header = Aircraft Operations
| stat2-data = 1418
| stat3-header = Metric tonnes of cargo
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São Filipe Airport ({{langx|pt|Aeródromo de São Filipe}}, also: Aeródromo do Fogo) {{Airport codes|SFL|GVSF}} is Cape Verde's fifth most-used airport, located in the island of Fogo. It is located 2 km southeast of the town of São Filipe, near the Atlantic Ocean. It is used for domestic flights only.
History
The airport was completed in 1997,[https://www.asa.cv/aerodromos/aerodromo-do-fogo/ Aeródromo do Fogo], Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea {{in lang|pt}} replacing a smaller airfield at the same location. Its runway measures {{convert|1350|m|ft}} by {{convert|30|m|ft}} wide. The maximum single-wheel load is 20 tonnes.
In July 2023 Vinci Airports finalized a financial arrangement to take over seven airports in Cape Verde under a concession agreement signed with the island country’s government. The company will be responsible for the funding, operation, maintenance, extension and modernization of the airports for 40 years, alongside its subsidiary ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal, which holds 30% of the concession company Cabo Verde Airports.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
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| Year | Passengers | Operations | Cargo (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 74,408 | - | - |
| 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.asa.cv/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Relat%C3%B3rio-Estat%C3%ADstico-1%C2%BA-Trimestre-de-2014.pdf|title=Relative Statistics in Airports|publisher=ASA|language=pt|date=1 April 2014|access-date=17 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306110852/http://www.asa.cv/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Relat%C3%B3rio-Estat%C3%ADstico-1%C2%BA-Trimestre-de-2014.pdf|archive-date=6 March 2016}} | 62,088 | 1,756 | 54 |
| 2016 | 55,168 | 1,052 | 25.6 |
| 2017 | 72,949 | 1,418 | 20.6 |
See also
References
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External links
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