Airports / Cape Verde / VXE
Cesaria Evora International Airport
GVSV / VXESão Pedro, Cape VerdeELEV 66 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
47 nm
To the nearest alternate
Preguiça Airport (SNE).
Overview
Located in São Pedro, Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora International Airport (GVSV / VXE) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 66 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into VXE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Preguiça Airport (SNE, 47 nm), Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID, 121 nm), and Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC, 132 nm).
Charter pricing from VXE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under São Vicente Island. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from São Pedro.
Field capability
ICAO
GVSV
IATA
VXE
FAA / Local
GVSV
Elevation
66 ft
Coordinates
16.8334° N · 25.0553° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Cape Verde fields
state range 36–669 ft
At 66 ft, VXE sits lower than 67% 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.
- 47nmSNEPreguiça AirportPreguiça
- 121nmSIDAmílcar Cabral International AirportEspargos
- 132nmBVCAristides Pereira International AirportRabil
- 145nmRAINelson Mandela International AirportPraia
- 146nmMMOMaio AirportVila do Maio
- 455nmDKRLéopold Sédar Senghor International AirportDakar
Location
Open the full mapGVSV · Cesaria Evora International Airport · São Pedro, Cape Verde