Nelson Mandela International 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.- 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.
Complexo Desportivo Adega
Sports venue
Complexo Desportivo Adega is a multi-purpose stadium…
Museu Etnográfico da Praia
Museum
Museu Etnográfico da Praia is an ethnographic museum…
Praça Luís de Camões
Square
Praça Luís de Camões is the second main square of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ponta de Água and Achada Grande Tras.
Ponta de Água
Suburb
Ponta de Água is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.
Achada Grande Tras
Suburb
Achada Grande Tras is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.
Lem Ferreira
Suburb
Lem Ferreira is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.
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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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
Explore places such as Ponte do Facho and Covão Mendes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cargo and VIP Terminal.
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