Editing Transport in Cape Verde (section)

== Types of transport ==
'''[[Railway]]s:'''
0&nbsp;km - There are no railways in Cape Verde. There was a short overhead conveyor system for salt from the open salt lake on Sal to the port at [[Pedra de Lume]], and a short rail track to the pier at [[Santa Maria, Cape Verde|Santa Maria]] for similar purposes. Both are now disused.

'''Roadways:'''
<br />''total:''
10,000&nbsp;km including unpaved tracks accessible only to four wheel drive vehicles
<br />''asphalt:''
360&nbsp;km
<br />''cobbled:''
5,000&nbsp;km (2007 estimates)

The majority of Cape Verdean roads are paved with cobblestones cut from local [[basalt]]. Recent international aid has allowed the asphalting of many roads including all of the highway between [[Praia]] and [[Tarrafal, Cape Verde|Tarrafal]], all of the highway between Praia and [[Cidade Velha]], and all of the highway between Praia, [[Pedra Badejo]], and [[Calheta de São Miguel]] on [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago]], and the dual carriageway between [[Santa Maria, Cape Verde|Santa Maria]] and [[Espargos]] on Sal. A new ring road has been built from [[Praia International Airport]] around the city of Praia. The primary method of intercity and inter-village transport for Cape Verdeans is by [[aluguer]] shared taxis, commonly called ''Yasi'', which is a derived from the name HiAce, because the [[Toyota HiAce]] is the most common shared taxi model. Few Cape Verdeans own cars, but ownership is rising rapidly with increasing prosperity, particularly on [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago Island]].
[[File:Alternative route.jpg|thumb|An alternative route in [[Sao Domingos, Cape Verde]]]]

'''[[List of ports in Cape Verde|Ports and harbour]]s:''' [[Mindelo]] on [[São Vicente, Cape Verde|São Vicente]] is the main port for cruise liners and the terminus for the ferry service to Santo Antão. A marina for yachts is undergoing enlargement (2007). [[Praia]] on [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago]] is a main hub for ferry service to other islands. [[Palmeira, Cape Verde|Palmeira]] on [[Sal, Cape Verde|Sal]] supplies fuel for the main airport on the island, [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport]], and is important for hotel construction on the island. [[Porto Novo, Cape Verde|Porto Novo]] on [[Santo Antão, Cape Verde|Santo Antão]] is the only source for imports and exports of produce from the island as well as passenger traffic since the closure of the airstrip at Ponta do Sol. There are smaller harbours, essentially single jetties at [[Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde (municipality)#Tarrafal de São Nicolau (town)|Tarrafal]] on [[São Nicolau, Cape Verde|São Nicolau]], [[Sal Rei]] on [[Boa Vista, Cape Verde|Boa Vista]], [[Vila do Maio, Cape Verde|Vila do Maio]] (Porto Inglês) on [[Maio, Cape Verde|Maio]], [[São Filipe, Cape Verde (municipality)#São Filipe(city)|São Filipe]] on [[Fogo, Cape Verde|Fogo]] and [[Furna (Brava), Cape Verde|Furna]] on [[Brava, Cape Verde|Brava]]. These are terminals for inter island ferry service carrying freight and passengers. There are small harbours, with protective breakwaters, used by fishing boats at Tarrafal on Santiago, Pedra de Lume on Sal and Ponta do Sol on Santo Antão. Some offer suitable protection for small yachts. The pier at Santa Maria on Sal used by both fishing and dive boats has been rehabilitated.

'''[[Merchant marine]]:'''<br>''total:'' 10<br>''ships by type:'' [[chemical tanker]] 1, trawler/[[cargo ship]] 5, passenger/cargo 5<br>''foreign owned:'' 2 (Spain 1, UK 1) (2008)

'''[[List of airports in Cape Verde|Airports]]'''
*7 operational in 2014 - 4 international and 3 domestic.
*2 non-operational, one on Brava and the other on Santo Antão, closed for safety reasons.
*Over 3,047 m: 1
*1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
*914 to 1,400 m: 3

'''International Airports:'''
* [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport]], [[Sal, Cape Verde|Sal Island]]. Opened and began operating international flights from 1939. Named Sal International Airport until 1975.
* [[Nelson Mandela International Airport]], [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago Island]]. Opened and began operating international flights from 2005. Named Praia International Airport from 2005 until 2013. Replaced the [[Francisco Mendes International Airport]] which served the island from 1961 to 2005, and is now closed.
* [[Aristides Pereira International Airport]], [[Boa Vista, Cape Verde|Boa Vista Island]]. Airport paved and began operating international traffic in 2007. Named Rabil Airport until 2011.
* [[Cesária Évora Airport]], [[Sao Vicente, Cape Verde|Sao Vicente Island]]. Opened in 1960 and became an international airport in 2009. Named Sao Pedro Airport until 2011.

International passenger traffic is forecast to exceed 250,000 passengers for 2007. Annual growth, mostly of tourists from Europe is anticipated to continue at just under 20%. (Source ASA Cape Verde airport authority)

'''Main Airlines serving the country:'''
* ''TACV Cabo Verde Airlines''
* ''Cabo Verde Express Cape Verde Express''
* ''Halcyonair Cabo Verde Airways'' - dissolved in 2013
* ''TAP Portugal''

TACV flies daily international flights from Lisbon to Sal or Praia<!--Airport names, please, not island names--> and once a week from Amsterdam, Munich, Paris, Las Palmas, Fortaleza and Boston to one or other of the international airports. It operates on a frequency varying from daily to thrice weekly on inter-island flights to each of the seven islands with operational airports and also to Dakar. It has a fleet of two Boeing 757s and three ATR42s have been replaced by ATR72s. It is currently (2010) undergoing privatization at the insistence of the World Bank.