Nelson Mandela International Airport

About This Airport

Nelson Mandela International Airport, also known as Praia International Airport, is an international airport of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in October 2005, 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.

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Basic Information

ICAO Code

GVNP

IATA Code

RAI

Country

CV

Region

CV-S

Municipality

Praia

Elevation

230 ft

Location

Latitude 14.941126

Longitude -23.484728

Airports in same region 4

Maio Airport

GVMA MMO Vila do Maio

Mosteiros Airport

GVMT MTI Vila do Mosteiros

Esperadinha Airport

GVBR BVR Brava Island

São Filipe Airport

GVSF SFL São Filipe

Flight Information

Direct Destinations

Direct flights from Nelson Mandela International Airport ( RAI )

13 cities · 13 airports

📍 Belo Horizonte

Tancredo Neves International Airport

CNF / SBHT

📍 Casablanca

Mohammed V International Airport

CMN / GMMN

📍 Dakar

Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport

DKR / GOOY

📍 Fortaleza

Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport

FOR / SBFZ

📍 Lisbon

Lisbon Airport

LIS / LPPT

📍 Luanda

Quatro de Fevereiro Airport

LAD / FNLU

📍 Paris

Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

CDG / LFPG

📍 Porto

Porto Airport

OPO / LPPR

📍 Praia

Nelson Mandela International Airport

RAI / GVNP

📍 Recife

Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport

REC / SBRF

📍 Sal

Amílcar Cabral International Airport

SID / GVAC

📍 Salvador

Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport

SSA / SBSV

📍 São Paulo

São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport

GRU / SBGR

Nelson Mandela International Airport

About This Airport