PERSONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
PASSPORT: Required
VISA: Not required for stay of up to 48 hours.
HEALTH & IMMUNIZATION: Cholera Vaccination Certificates required for travelers arriving from infected areas. Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificates are required for travellers arriving from infected areas, except that no certificate is required for travellers arriving in Boa Vista, Maio, Sal, Santiago, and Sao Vicente. The U.S. Public Health Service advises that a malaria risk exists on Sao Tiago Island.
OTHER: None
EMBASSY INFORMATION
REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE'S EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES
ADDRESS: Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde, 3415 Massachusetts Avenue., NW, Washington, DC 20007
TELEPHONE: (202) 965-6820
UNITED STATES' EMBASSY IN CAPE VERDE
ADDRESS: C.P. 201, Rua Hoji Ya Yenna 81, 1st and 3rd Floors, Praia, Cape Verde
TELEPHONE: 553 and 761
TELEX: 68
PUBLIC HOURS: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
AIRCRAFT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. All private and nonscheduled commercial aircraft overflying or landing for commercial or noncommercial purposes must obtain prior permission from the Director General of Civil Aviation (TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: AFTN-GVACY/TELEX: NONE) at least 5 days prior to departure. All requests must include:
a. Name of aircraft operator;
b. Type of aircraft and registration marks;
c. Name and nationality of pilot and number of crew;
d. Number of passengers and type and amount of cargo;
e. Complete route of flight including points and times of entry and departure from Cape Verdean airspace;
f. Date and time of arrival and departure if landing;
g. Purpose of flight;
h. Name, address and business of charterer, if any; and
i. Type and amount of fuel and facilities required for aircraft and crew.
2. Information concerning cargo on board should be very detailed. The operator should not take-off before receiving authorization for his request. All other aircraft overflying or landing for commercial or noncommercial purposes must obtain prior permission from the Ministry of Defense and Security of Cape Verde at least 5 days prior to departure. All request must include items (a) through (i) above.
CORPORATE AIRCRAFT CONSTRAINTS
None reported. Flights to/from a country at war must follow clearance procedures for military aircraft.
SPECIAL NOTICES
None
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SOURCE
AIP by NOTAM
INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICE
CAPE VERDE-GVACYNYX
AERODROMES OF ENTRY
DOD En route Supplement/Chart: Africa L2
Sal Island/Amilcar Cabral |
GVAC |
NONE |
No Telex |
16545'N, 22557'W |
H107 |
L6,7,9 |
100,JA1 |
Customs-24. WGT-CAT: DC-10. |