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Preguiça Airport

Preguiça, Cape Verde

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GVSN

Elevation

669 ft

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The Essence of Preguiça Airport

SNE

Location

Preguiça · B · Cape Verde

Connectivity

2 routes · 2 destinations

Position

16.589°, -24.284° · 669 ft elev.

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Gateway to São Nicolau island in the Cape Verde archipelago.

Location

Preguiça, Cape Verde

Preguiça Airport (IATA: SNE, ICAO: GVSN) is a small regional airport located on the island of São Nicolau in the Cape Verde archipelago, West Africa. It serves the town of Preguiça and provides essential air connectivity for this relatively remote island, which has a limited road and sea transport network. The airport operates primarily domestic routes, linking São Nicolau with other islands in the Cape Verde group, particularly with Santiago and Sal. It is a key lifeline for residents and visitors, given the island's geographic isolation. São Nicolau is known for its rugged mountainous terrain and cultural heritage, and the airport plays an important role in supporting tourism and local economic activity on the island.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building suited to low-volume regional traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to nearby towns relies mainly on taxis and informal shared vehicles, as no formal bus service is established.

Airlines here

TACV Cabo Verde Airlines and Binter Cabo Verde operate domestic inter-island services at this airport.

Notable facts

›Serves the island of São Nicolau, one of the lesser-visited islands in the Cape Verde archipelago.
›The airport has a relatively short runway limiting it to smaller regional aircraft.
›Inter-island flights are the primary use of the airport, with no scheduled international services.
›São Nicolau's mountainous landscape makes the airport a critical transport link for the island.
›The airport is named after the port town of Preguiça, the main landing point on São Nicolau.

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Airlines serving this airport

TACV

Routes

SNE → SIDVR · AT7

SNE → VXEVR · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 722 routes

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Encyclopaedia

São Nicolau Airport is the domestic airport of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is located 3 km north of the village Preguiça and about 3 km south of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The runway is 1,400 meters long and is categorized 3C.

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São Nicolau Airport

Airport in São Nicolau, Cape Verde

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