Nelson Mandela International Airport

"Praia International Airport" redirects here. For the old airport, see Francisco Mendes International Airport.

Praia International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional Nelson Mandela
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorVinci Airports[1]
ServesSantiago Island
LocationPraia, Cape Verde
Opened6 October 2005; 19 years ago (2005-10-06)
Elevation AMSL70 m / 230 ft
Coordinates14°55′27.12″N 23°29′38.04″W / 14.9242000°N 23.4939000°W / 14.9242000; -23.4939000
Websitewww.caboverde-airports.cv
Map
RAI/GVNP is located in Cape Verde
RAI/GVNP
RAI/GVNP
Location in Cape Verde
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers662,356[2]
Operations11236[2]
Metric tonnes of cargo959[2]
A satellite image of the airport

Nelson Mandela International Airport (IATA: RAI, ICAO: GVNP), also known as Praia International Airport, is an international airport of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in October 2005,[3] replacing the old Francisco Mendes International Airport. It is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of the city centre of Praia in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago.

  1. ^ "VINCI Takes Over Seven Cape Verde Airports". aviationweek.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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