SID — Amílcar Cabral International Airport
- IATA code
- SID
- ICAO code
- GVAC
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,336,994
- 2024 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 3
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−1
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Elevation
- 54 m
- 177 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,280 m
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About SID
Amílcar Cabral International Airport is a large airport serving Espargos, Cape Verde. It opened in 1939 and is run by Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea. 1,336,994 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 3 nonstop routes from SID.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from SID
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| SID → LIS | 2,789 km | 197,538 |
| SID → LUX | 4,492 km | 22,792 |
| SID → REC | 3,050 km | 58 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| BVC | Aristides Pereira International Airport | 68 km |
| SNE | Preguiça Airport | 143 km |
| MMO | Maio Airport | 179 km |
| RAI | Nelson Mandela International Airport | 208 km |
| VXE | Cesaria Evora International Airport | 224 km |
Distance from SID to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,280 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Espargos, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde · 16.7414, -22.9494
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