Corvo Island, Portugal Corvo Airport – CVU

The Corvo Airport is an airport located in the town of Villa Do Corvo, Portugal. Also known as the Corvo Aerodrome, it takes its name from the village. Corvo Airport goes by the code CVU is maintained by the regional government of the archipelago of Azores and is operated by SATA Aerodromes. It sits at an elevation of 20 meters above mean sea level and has one runway with an asphalt surface. The runway is only 800 meters long. In 2016, Corvo Airport – CVU handled a total of 7,110 passengers and 288 aircraft movements.

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The airport opened in January 2005 and the SATA Aerodrome Management was created in order to operate it as well as the minor airports in the surrounding islands. Located on the island of Corvo, CVU is known for its difficult flying conditions, which is a result of the local climate and weather patterns. It sits on the northern end of the island, just 50 meters from the waterfront and is surrounded by buildings and hedge fields. The airline that serves the airport is SATA Air Acores and its main destinations are Flores, Horta, and Terceira. In addition to Villa do Corvo, neary cities served by the airport include Faja Grande and Santa Cruz das Flores.

What to Do & Area Attractions

There are only a handful of hotels on the island of Corvo, but all of them are well rated by guests. One such hotel located near the airport is the Guest House Comodoro, located just few steps from Corvo Airport. Another alternative hotel near the CVU Airport found less than 0.2 miles away is the Casa Dias. Located 14 miles from the airport is the 3-star Inatel Flores, a hotel that is surrounded by beautiful green hills.

An alternate airport for Corvo Airport is the Flores Airport, located in Santa Cruz, Portugal, about 15 miles away.