Agostinho Neto Airport

The Agostinho Neto Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Agostinho Neto) (IATA: NTO, ICAO: GVAN) was an airport located near the town of Ponta do Sol on the northern tip of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. The airport was named after Agostinho Neto, an Angolan politician who lived on the island during his exile.[1] On 7 August 1999 TACV Flight 5002 from São Pedro Airport (São Vicente) to Agostinho Neto Airport crashed, killing all 18 occupants. For safety reasons, the airport was closed in the 1990s.[2] Since then, Santo Antão does not have an airport. There are plans to build a new airport near Ponte Sul, west of Porto Novo. Construction should start in 2020.[3]

For the airport of the same name in the Republic of the Congo, see Agostinho-Neto International Airport.
Agostinho Neto Airport

Aeródromo de Agostinho Neto
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationPonta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Closed1990s
Elevation AMSL32 ft / 10 m
Coordinates17.203058°N 25.090874°W / 17.203058; -25.090874
Map
GVAN
Location of Aeródromo Agostinho Neto, São Antão, Cape Verde
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 1,476 450 Asphalt
Inactive airfield

See also

References
  1. "A porta que um dia se fechou (à tranca)".
  2. "Santo Antão precisa de um novo aeródromo e não de um aeroporto internacional". SAPO Notícias. 27 July 2014.
  3. "Santo Antão: Aeroporto é algo fundamental para esta ilha, afirma presidente da Assembleia Nacional". SAPO Notícias. 29 December 2017.
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