Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 669 ft / 204 m 4,593 1,400 Code SNE | Serves Ribeira Brava 01/19 4,593 Elevation 204 m | |
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Location São Nicolau, Cape Verde Operator ASA-Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea Similar Monte Gordo - Cape Ver, Monte Leão, Monte Verde - Cape Ver, Farol da Ponta do Sinó, Pico do Fogo | ||
Preguiça (Portuguese Aeroporto de Preguiça) (IATA: SNE, ICAO: GVSN) is an airport in Cape Verde located in the island of São Nicolau, about 3 km south of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The island is on the road connecting the town and the airport, just off the highway connecting Ribeira Brava and Preguiça along with its port. Its runway is 1,400 meters and is categorized 3C.
History
Before 2010, a part of the Ribeira Brava-Airport Route was rerouted and two roundabouts were added, the other being at the junction with Ribeira Brava-Preguiça Route, by around 2012, they were completed, the area where a portion of the route was became a space for the expansion of the terminal.
In 2012, it handled 26,436 passengers making it the sixth most used airport in the country. In 2013 a brand new Terminal Building was erected to replace the existing old Terminal which had come to the end of its design life. The new Terminal has a design capacity of 450,000 Passengers a year and equips the Airport well to meet the demands of the future.
In 2013, the annual passenger number was 24,732, it also had 618 air operations and transported 31 tonnes of cargo, a slight drop. But in 2016, passengers rose to 26,436 but others dropped including operations which was 604 and cargo transports which was 24.