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Agostinho Neto Airport

Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde

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Ponta do Sol · B · Cape Verde

Position

17.203°, -25.091° · 32 ft elev.

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Remote island gateway serving Santo Antão, Cape Verde.

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Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde

Agostinho Neto Airport is a small regional airport located in Ponta do Sol on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It serves as an air link for one of the more rugged and mountainous islands in the Cape Verde archipelago, which has historically relied heavily on ferry connections from the neighboring island of São Vicente. The airport is named after Agostinho Neto, the first President of Angola and a prominent figure in Lusophone African history. Given the challenging terrain of Santo Antão, the airstrip is modest in scale and primarily handles light aircraft and small regional operations.

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Ground transport from Ponta do Sol airport into the surrounding area is limited, primarily consisting of local taxis and private vehicles.

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The airport has seen limited scheduled regional service, with small Cape Verdean operators occasionally operating flights to and from São Vicente and other islands.

Notable facts

›Santo Antão is one of the most mountainous islands in Cape Verde, making aviation infrastructure particularly challenging.
›The island has historically depended on ferry services from Mindelo, São Vicente, as its primary inter-island connection.
›The airport is named after Agostinho Neto, the first President of Angola.
›The airstrip is small and suited mainly for light and turboprop aircraft.
›Scheduled commercial service to the airport has been intermittent due to the dominance of ferry links.

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The Agostinho Neto Airport was an airport located near the town of Ponta do Sol on the northern tip of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. The airport was named after Agostinho Neto, first president of Angola, who lived on the island during his exile. On 7 August 1999 TACV Flight 5002 from São Pedro Airport to Agostinho Neto Airport crashed, killing all 18 occupants. For safety reasons, the airport was closed in the 1990s. Since then, Santo Antão does not have an airport. There are plans to build a new airport near Ponte Sul, west of Porto Novo. Construction may start in the 2020s.

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