Airports / Cape Verde / SNE
Preguiça Airport
GVSN / SNEPreguiça, Cape VerdeELEV 669 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
47 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cesaria Evora International Airport (VXE).
Overview
Located in Preguiça, Cape Verde, Preguiça Airport (GVSN / SNE) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 669 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
SNE has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Cesaria Evora International Airport (VXE, 47 nm), Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID, 77 nm), and Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC, 85 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SNE vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Sao Nicolau Island. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SNE, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
GVSN
IATA
SNE
FAA / Local
GVSN
Elevation
669 ft
Coordinates
16.5889° N · 24.2841° 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 669 ft, SNE sits higher 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.
- 47nmVXECesaria Evora International AirportSão Pedro
- 77nmSIDAmílcar Cabral International AirportEspargos
- 85nmBVCAristides Pereira International AirportRabil
- 106nmMMOMaio AirportVila do Maio
- 109nmRAINelson Mandela International AirportPraia
- 409nmDKRLéopold Sédar Senghor International AirportDakar
Location
Open the full mapGVSN · Preguiça Airport · Preguiça, Cape Verde