Aristides Pereira International Airport
Aristides Pereira International Airport
Aristides Pereira International Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira) (IATA: BVC, ICAO: GVBA) is an airport in Cape Verde located on the island of Boa Vista, about 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of the island capital Sal Rei. It is the third-busiest airport in the country.
Location
16.136°N, 22.889°O · 21 m s. n. m. (69 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Tower
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
The conversion of the existing airport of Rabil into an international airport started in 2005, and was completed in 2007. The runway was extended from 1,200 to 2,100 metres (3,900 to 6,900 ft) length and from 30 to 45 metres (98 to 148 ft) width. The project cost 21 million euros. The airport was officially opened on 31 October 2007. The airport was originally named Rabil Airport, but on 19 November 2011 it was renamed as a tribute to the first president of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira. In July 2023 Vinci Airports finalized a financial arrangement to take over seven airports in Cape Verde under a concession agreement signed with the island country’s government. The company will be responsible for the funding, operation, maintenance, extension and modernization of the airports for 40 years, alongside its subsidiary ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal, which holds 30% of the concession company Cabo Verde Airports.
Airlines operating here · 14
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVC
MLA
“Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVC. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVC}},
urldate = {2026-10-16},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}Wikipedia
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