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Amílcar Cabral International Airport

Amílcar Cabral International Airport, also known as Sal International Airport, is the main of . The airport is named after the revolutionary leader Amílcar Cabral.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: international airport serving Espargos, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “AIAC-SAL”, “Amilcar Cabral Airport”, “Amílcar Cabral Airport”, “Amilcar Cabral International Airport”, “GVAC”, “SAL”, “Sal International Airport”, and “SID”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio Marcelo Leitão and Monte Curral.

Stadium
Photo: Cuenqui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-use in Sal Island, Cape Verde. It is used mostly for football matches and now track and field and has a capacity of 8,000 people.

Volcano
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is a hill in the city of , on the island of , . Its elevation is 109 meters. On the summit there is an air control tower for the nearby Amílcar Cabral International Airport, as well as several telecommunication masts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Espargos and Palmeira.

Town
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and main commercial centre of the island and municipality of , . The city is situated in the heart of the island.

Town
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is a town in the northwestern part of the island of , . In 2010 its population was 1,420. The town is situated on the west coast, about 4 km west of the island capital .

Locality
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is a remote village in the northern part of the island of , . In 2010 its population was 131. The village is about 4 km north of the island capital Espargos.

Amílcar Cabral International Airport

Latitude
16.73772° or 16° 44′ 16″ north
Longitude
-22.95059° or 22° 57′ 2″ west
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Operator
Aeroportos e Seguranca Aerea (ASA)
IATA airport code
SID
ICAO airport code
GVAC
Open location code
798VP2QX+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 400064318
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6297256
Wiki­data ID
Q482315
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Amílcar Cabral International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار أميلكار كابرال الدولي”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional Amílcar Cabral”
  • Cebuano: “Amílcar Cabral International Airport”
  • Chinese: “阿米尔卡·加布拉尔国际机场”
  • Chinese: “阿米尔卡·卡布拉尔国际机场”
  • Czech: “Mezinárodní letiště Amílcara Cabrala”
  • Danish: “Amílcar Cabral International Airport”
  • Dutch: “Aeroporto International Amilcar Cabral”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Amilcar Cabral Internationaal”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Amílcar Cabral Internationaal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار اميلكار كابرال الدولى”
  • French: “Aéroport international Amílcar Cabral”
  • French: “aéroport international Amílcar-Cabral”
  • French: “Aéroport international Amílcar-Cabral”
  • French: “AIAC-SAL”
  • French: “GVAC”
  • French: “SAL”
  • French: “SID”
  • German: “Amilcar Cabral International Airport”
  • German: “Amílcar Cabral International Airport”
  • German: “Flughafen Amílcar Cabral International”
  • German: “Flughafen Amílcar Cabral”
  • German: “Flughafen Sal”
  • German: “GVAC”
  • German: “SID”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי אמילקר קברל”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבינלאומי אמילקר קברל”
  • Hindi: “अमिलकर कैब्रल अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar udara internasional amilcar cabral”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Amilcar Cabral”
  • Indonesian: “Bandara Internasional Amilcar Cabral”
  • Indonesian: “GVAC”
  • Indonesian: “SID”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale Amílcar Cabral”
  • Japanese: “アミルカル・カブラル国際空港”
  • Korean: “아밀카르 카브랄 국제공항”
  • Low German: “Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral”
  • Low German: “Amílcar Cabral International Airport”
  • Low German: “Flaaghaven Espargos”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Amilcar Cabral”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Amilcar Cabral internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Amílcar Cabral internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Amilcar Cabral International Airport”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “GVAC”
  • Norwegian: “Amílcar Cabral internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Persian: “GVAC”
  • Persian: “SID”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی امیلکر کبرل”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Amílcar Cabral”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional Amilcar Cabral”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral”
  • Portuguese: “AIAC-SAL”
  • Portuguese: “SAL”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Amílcar Cabral”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Amílcar Cabral”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт имени Амилкара Кабрала”
  • Russian: “Сал (аэропорт)”
  • Spanish: “Aeroporto Internacional Amilcar Cabral”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Amilcar Cabral”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Amílcar Cabral”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Amilcar Cabral”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Amílcar Cabral”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Sal”
  • Swedish: “Amílcar Cabral flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Amílcar Cabrals internationella flygplats”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи бин‌алмилалӣ омилкр кбрл”
  • Ukrainian: “Міжнародний аеропорт імені Амілкара Кабрала”
  • Ukrainian: “Сал”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Amílcar Cabral”
  • “GVAC”
  • “SID”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hortelã and Preguiça.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include badlands/terra inculta and Praça Abílio Duarte.

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