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| Rabil international Airport |
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| IATA: BVC – ICAO: GVBA |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
| Location |
Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
| Elevation AMSL |
69 ft / 21 m |
| Coordinates |
16°08′15″N 22°53′22″W / 16.1375°N 22.8894°W / 16.1375; -22.8894Coordinates: 16°08′15″N 22°53′22″W / 16.1375°N 22.8894°W / 16.1375; -22.8894 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 03/21 |
8,014 |
2,200 |
Asphalt |
The Rabil Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto de Rabil) (IATA: BVC, ICAO: GVBA) is an airport in Cape Verde located in the island of Boa Vista, about 5 km southeast of the island capital Sal Rei. Its IATA code means Boa Vista, Cape Verde, and the last two letters of the ICAO code is Boa Vista. The airport was inaugurated in the late-20th century. It was later paved. Rabil airport is planned to start international operations in July, with a new runway (2,200m), which would make it the newest international airport in Cape Verde.
13 October 2007 TACV made a test flight between Amílcar Cabral International Airport and Rabil Airport with purpose of the conclusion of the operational certification of the new airport, October 31 TACV became officially the first airline to operate with a jet (Boeing 757-200 [D4-CBG]) in Rabil Airport, an inaugural flight from Praia Airport, this day was one of the most important days for Cape Verde, and the people of Boa Vista, were so happy to see a large jet on their Island.
19 December 2007 another special aircraft to visit Boa Vista island, Livingston Airlines (A321-200(EI-LVA)) made the first international arrival in Rabil from Verona, Italy. The passengers were greeted with "morabeza" by Cape Verdeans.
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Rabil village, from the airport runway view. |
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Italy |
Milan-Malpensa |
| Arkefly |
Amsterdam |
| Cabo Verde Express |
Sal |
| Halcyonair |
Sal |
| Hamburg International |
Munich |
| Jetairfly |
Brussels, Sal |
| Livingston Energy Flight |
Milan-Malpensa, Verona |
| Neos |
Milan-Malpensa |
| SATA International |
Lisbon, Porto [seasonal] |
| TACV |
Lisbon, Madrid [seasonal], Porto [seasonal], Praia, Sal |
| Thomson Airways |
London-Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow-International [starts 01 May 2011] |
| TUIfly |
Düsseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Frankfurt |
| TUIfly Nordic |
Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| White Airways |
Lisbon, Porto [seasonal] |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Cape Verde
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| ICAO ID |
GVBA
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| Time |
UTC-1
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| Latitude |
16.136531
16° 08' 11.51" N
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| Longitude |
-22.888897
022° 53' 20.03" W
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| Elevation |
69 feet
21 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
011° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Alternate Name |
BOA VISTA
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| Island Group |
Boa Vista I
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 03/21 |
4007 x 98 feet
1221 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| NDB |
BVT |
RABIL |
- |
341 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Aviation Gasoline (AVGAS), octane unknown.
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| Remarks
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr HO.
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