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Amilcar Cabral International AirportIATA code SID

Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID/GVAC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Sal, Cape Verde in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Sal, Cape Verde
Codes: SID · GVAC; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Region: Africa

Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID/GVAC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Sal, Cape Verde in Africa. Operating on Atlantic/Cape_Verde local time at coordinates 16.730°, -22.940°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Sal, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Amilcar Cabral International Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026

IATA code: SID
ICAO code: GVAC
City: Sal
Country: Cape Verde
Region: Africa
Time zone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Coordinates: 16.741°, -22.949°; From OurAirports

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Amilcar Cabral International Airport’s own pages.

SID airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 54 m (177 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1939; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator: Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Owner: Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2024: 1.34 million; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
Named after: Amílcar Cabral; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Aristides Pereira International Airport BVC · 68 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at SID

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 01/19: 3,280 m, asphalt. OurAirports also lists 1 closed runway, not shown.

Runways at SID: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
01/19	3,280 m10,760 ft	45 m	asphalt	Lit

Routes from SID

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from SID yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.

Airlines with a hub at SID

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names SID, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Terminals, transport and parking at SID

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Sal, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Amilcar Cabral International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

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Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Sal

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Amilcar Cabral International Airport: common questions

Where is Amilcar Cabral International Airport?

Amilcar Cabral International Airport serves Sal, Cape Verde. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 16.741°, -22.949°.

What are the airport codes for Amilcar Cabral International Airport?

The IATA code is SID and the ICAO code is GVAC.

What time zone is SID in?

Amilcar Cabral International Airport is in the Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone.

How many runways does Amilcar Cabral International Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at SID: 01/19 (3,280 m (10,760 ft), asphalt).

When did Amilcar Cabral International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1939 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Amilcar Cabral International Airport?

Wikidata records 1.34 million passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Amilcar Cabral International Airport?

Per Wikidata, SID is operated by Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea, which also owns it.

Which airlines have a hub at SID?

Wikidata lists SID as a hub of Cabo Verde Airlines and Cabo Verde Express.

What is the elevation of Amilcar Cabral International Airport?

OurAirports gives SID’s elevation as 54 m (177 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Amilcar Cabral International Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q482315 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)