Airports / Cape Verde / MMO
Maio Airport
GVMA / MMOVila do Maio, Cape VerdeELEV 36 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI).
Overview
Maio Airport (GVMA / MMO) sits in Vila do Maio, Cape Verde, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 36 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MMO as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI, 20 nm), Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC, 62 nm), and Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID, 96 nm).
Trip costs from MMO are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Maio Island. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MMO to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
GVMA
IATA
MMO
FAA / Local
GVMA
Elevation
36 ft
Coordinates
15.1559° N · 23.2137° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Cape Verde fields
state range 36–669 ft
At 36 ft, MMO sits lower than 83% of the 6 Cape Verde fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmRAINelson Mandela International AirportPraia
- 62nmBVCAristides Pereira International AirportRabil
- 96nmSIDAmílcar Cabral International AirportEspargos
- 106nmSNEPreguiça AirportPreguiça
- 146nmVXECesaria Evora International AirportSão Pedro
- 334nmDKRLéopold Sédar Senghor International AirportDakar
Location
Open the full mapGVMA · Maio Airport · Vila do Maio, Cape Verde