Nelson Mandela International Airport

Nelson Mandela International Airport, also known as Praia International Airport, is an international airport of in . It was opened in October 2005, replacing the old Francisco Mendes International Airport.
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 92 metres (302 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code RAI
  • …has the ICAO airport code GVNP
  • …is operated by Aeroportos Seguranca Aerea (ASA)
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as
    “AIPNM-PRAIA”
    “GVNP”
    “PRAIA”
    “Praia International Airport”
    “RAI”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Complexo Desportivo Adega and Museu Etnográfico da Praia.
is the second main square of the capital city of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponta de Água and Achada Grande Tras.
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Nelson Mandela International Airport

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Latitude
14.94131° or 14° 56′ 29″ north
Longitude
-23.48492° or 23° 29′ 6″ west
Open location code
796RWGR8+G2
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Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Nelson Mandela International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار نيلسون مانديلا الدولي”
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional Nelson Mandela”
  • Bengali: “নেলসন ম্যান্ডেলা আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional Nelson Mandela”
  • Cebuano: “Praia International Airport”
  • Chinese: “培亞”
  • Chinese: “納爾遜·曼德拉國際機場”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Praia Internationaal”
  • Esperanto: “GVNP”
  • Esperanto: “Internacia Flughaveno Prajo”
  • Esperanto: “RAI”
  • French: “aéroport international de Praia”
  • French: “Aéroport international de Praia”
  • French: “AIPNM-PRAIA”
  • French: “PRAIA”
  • French: “RAI”
  • German: “Flughafen Praia International”
  • German: “Praia International Airport”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי נלסון מנדלה”
  • Indonesian: “GVNP”
  • Indonesian: “RAI”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Praia Nelson Mandela”
  • Japanese: “ネルソン・マンデラ国際空港”
  • Japanese: “プライア国際空港”
  • Korean: “넬슨 만델라 국제공항”
  • Korean: “프라이아 국제공항”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Praia Internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian: “Praia internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Persian: “GVNP”
  • Persian: “RAI”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین المللی پرائیا”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی پرائیا”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Praia”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto da Praia”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional da Praia”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional Nelson Mandela”
  • Portuguese: “AIPNM-PRAIA”
  • Portuguese: “PRAIA”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Nelson Mandela”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Praia”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Praia”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт имени Нельсона Манделы”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Praia”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Nelson Mandela”
  • Swedish: “Praia International Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи бин‌алмилалӣ проеҳио”
  • Ukrainian: “Міжнародний аеропорт «Прая» імені Нельсона Мандели”
  • Ukrainian: “Прая”
  • Urdu: “نیلسن منڈیلا بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Nelson Mandela”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Praia”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Praia”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cargo and VIP Terminal.

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