São Filipe Airport

São Filipe Airport (Portuguese: Aeródromo de São Filipe, also: Aeródromo do Fogo) (IATA: SFL, ICAO: 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.

São Filipe Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA)
ServesSão Filipe
LocationFogo, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL170 m / 558 ft
Coordinates14°52′58.8″N 24°28′48″W
Map
SFL
Location in Cape Verde
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,350 4,429 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers72,949
Aircraft Operations1,418
Metric tonnes of cargo20.6[1]

The airport was completed in 1997,[2] replacing a smaller airfield at the same location. Its runway measures 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) by 30 metres (98 ft) wide. The maximum single-wheel load is 20 tonnes.[2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Binter CV Praia
Cabo Verde Airlines Sal[3]
Cabo Verde Express Praia, Sal

Statistics
YearPassengersOperationsCargo (t)
201274,408--
2013[4]62,0881,75654
2016[1]55,1681,05225.6
2017[1]72,9491,41820.6

See also

References
  1. "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. Aeródromo do Fogo, Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (in Portuguese)
  3. Liu, Jim. "Cabo Verde Airlines opens Lagos / Sao Filipe reservation from Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. "Relative Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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