Amílcar Cabral International Airport

Amílcar Cabral International Airport (GVAC) is a large airport in Espargos, B, Cape Verde. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code GVAC or IATA code SID. It sits in Africa.

Amílcar Cabral International Airport is a commercial-airline hub that also handles a steady stream of private and corporate traffic. Mixed commercial and private operations mean planners should expect slot coordination, handling agent involvement, and the usual international hub procedures.

Amílcar Cabral International Airport sits near sea level at 177 ft.

Local operations run on Atlantic/Cape_Verde. Because the field hosts scheduled airline operations, private operators should expect a defined slot environment, possible CDM coordination at peak banks, and limited ramp availability during major event weekends. Booking FBO ramp space in advance is normal practice.

SkyAccess inventory for GVAC updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

As one of the larger fields in Cape Verde, GVAC tends to be the natural choice for long-range international charters and crew-rest-required flights.

Amílcar Cabral International Airport, also known as Sal International Airport, is the main international airport of Cape Verde. The airport is named after the revolutionary leader Amílcar Cabral. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west-southwest from Espargos on Sal Island. Sal is the main hub for the national airline, Cabo Verde Airlines; and serves as a base for carrier Cabo Verde Express. This airport was also one of NASA's locations for a facility to handle the Space Shuttle after reentering from orbit.