VXE — Cesaria Evora International Airport
Large airport in Mindelo, Cape Verde.
- IATA code
- VXE
- ICAO code
- GVSV
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 300,681
- 2024 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−1
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Elevation
- 20 m
- 66 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,000 m
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About VXE
Cesaria Evora International Airport is a large airport serving Mindelo, Cape Verde. It opened in 1960 and is run by Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea. 300,681 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from VXE.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from VXE
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| VXE → LIS | 2,884 km | 107,733 |
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. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SNE | Preguiça Airport | 87 km |
| SID | Amílcar Cabral International Airport | 224 km |
| SFL | São Filipe Airport | 225 km |
| BVC | Aristides Pereira International Airport | 244 km |
| RAI | Nelson Mandela International Airport | 269 km |
Distance from VXE to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,000 m | 30 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
São Pedro, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde · 16.8334, -25.0553
Questions
Cesaria Evora International Airport has the IATA code VXE and the ICAO code GVSV. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
VXE is a large airport in São Pedro, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde, at 16.8334, -25.0553, 20 m above sea level. It serves Mindelo.
VXE is in the Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone, UTC−1.
300,681 passengers in 2024, according to Wikidata.
Cesaria Evora International Airport opened in 1960.
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