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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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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “AIPNM-PRAIA”, “GVNP”, “PRAIA”, “Praia International Airport”, and “RAI”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Complexo Desportivo Adega and Museu Etnográfico da Praia.

Sports venue
is a multi-purpose stadium in the Achada Grande Trás section of Praia, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics competitions, much of the football training are used for practices.

Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an ethnographic museum in the capital of on the island of . It is located at 45 Rua 5 de Julho, in the historic part of the city, the .

Square
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is the second main square of the capital city of , . It is located between Rua Serpa Pinto and Avenida Andrade Corvo in the eastern part of the , the historical city centre of Praia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponta de Água and Achada Grande Tras.

Suburb
is a subdivision of the city of in the island of , . Its population was 8,682 at the 2010 census. It is situated 2 km north of the city centre.

Suburb
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is a subdivision of the city of in the island of , . Its population was 2,958 at the 2010 census. It is situated east of the city centre, and south of the Nelson Mandela International Airport.

Suburb
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is a subdivision of the city of in the island of , . Its population was 1,456 at the 2010 census. It is situated directly east of the city centre, on the east bank of Ribeira da Trindade.

Nelson Mandela International Airport

Latitude
14.94131° or 14° 56′ 29″ north
Longitude
-23.48492° or 23° 29′ 6″ west
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Operator
Aeroportos Seguranca Aerea (ASA)
IATA airport code
RAI
ICAO airport code
GVNP
Open location code
796RWGR8+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95775294
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8521336
Wiki­data ID
Q1191196
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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: “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 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”
  • 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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