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Nelson Mandela International Airport (IATA: RAI, ICAO: GVNP), also known as Praia International Airport, is the airport of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in October 2005,[2] replacing the old Francisco Mendes International Airport. It is located about 3 km northeast of the city centre of Praia in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago.

Praia International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA)
LocationPraia, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL70 m / 230 ft
Coordinates14°55′27.12″N 23°29′38.04″W
WebsiteRAI Website
Map
RAI
Location in Cape Verde
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
3/21 2,100 6,890 asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers662,356[1]
Operations11236[1]
Metric tonnes of cargo959[1]

History


The first flight to the new airport was on 6 October 2005 with a flight from Sal.[2] Even though the airport serves the capital and largest city, Praia as well as the island of Santiago, Cape Verde's busiest international airport is Amílcar Cabral International Airport located on the smaller island of Sal.[1]

In January 2012 a Cape Verde government statement noted that Praia International Airport was renamed after South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela, an icon for freedom in Africa, not without controversy.[3] Modernization works, including a new departures hall, were scheduled for completion in July 2018.[4]


Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
Air Senegal Dakar–Diass[5]
ASKY Airlines Dakar–Diass, Lomé[6]
Azores Airlines Lisbon,[7] Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Ponta Delgada
Bestfly Cabo Verde[8] Boa Vista, Maio, Sal, São Filipe, São Nicolau, São Vicente
Cabo Verde Airlines Boston,[9] Lisbon, Sal, São Vicente
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca, Bissau
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
Transair Dakar–Diass[10]
TUI fly Netherlands[11] Amsterdam

Statistics


Annual passenger traffic at RAI airport. See Wikidata query.
YearPassengersOperationsCargo (t)
2012[12]497,049
2013[12]505,4978,9781,418
2016[1]522,5848,6411,109
2017[1]662,35611,236959

See also



References


  1. "Boletim Estatístico de Tráfego – Ano 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Novo Aeroporto: Primeiro voo intercontinental chega hoje à Praia" [New Airport: First Intercontinental Flight Arrives in Praia]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 23 October 2005. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017.
  3. "Cape Verde Names Airport After Nelson Mandela". All Africa.com. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  4. "Obras de expansão e modernização do Aeroporto da Praia consomem mais 35 por cento dos 29 milhões de euros previstos" (in Portuguese). Inforpress. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. "Air Senegal outlines proposed regional network from late-Sep 2018". routesonline.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. "Asky Airlines adds Cape Verde service from April 2020".
  7. Liu, Jim. "Azores Airlines adds Lisbon – Praia service from late-Oct 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. "Schedules". bestflycaboverde.com.
  9. "Cabo Verde Airlines maintains Praia – Boston service from Dec 2019".
  10. Gaye, Alex (19 July 2016). "Vol inaugural Dakar-Praia : Transair relève le défi". au-senegal.com.
  11. "TUI fly Nederland biedt weer bescheiden Europees netwerk aan" [TUI fly Netherlands offers modest European network again] (in Dutch). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  12. "Statistics in Airports" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ASA. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.[permanent dead link]


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На других языках

[de] Praia International Airport

Der Aeroporto Internacional Nelson Mandela (bis 2012 Praia International Airport) ist der Flughafen der kapverdischen Hauptstadt Praia auf der Insel Santiago. Der etwa drei Kilometer nordöstlich der Stadt gelegene Flughafen wurde am 23. Oktober 2005 als Ersatz für den alten Francisco Mendes International Airport eröffnet. Er ist nach Nelson Mandela benannt.
- [en] Nelson Mandela International Airport

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Nelson Mandela

El Aeropuerto Internacional Nelson Mandela (en portugués: Aeroporto Internacional Nelson Mandela) (IATA: RAI, OACI: GVNP) es un aeropuerto ubicado en la ciudad de Praia, en la isla Santiago, en Cabo Verde.

[fr] Aéroport international de Praia

L'aéroport international Nelson Mandela (code IATA : RAI • code OACI : GVNP) est un aéroport domestique et international desservant la ville de Praia, capitale du Cap-Vert. La ville de Praia se situe sur l'île de Santiago, elle-même située dans le groupe des îles de Sotavento entre les îles Maio et Fogo.

[it] Aeroporto Internazionale di Praia Nelson Mandela

L'aeroporto internazionale Nelson Mandela, noto anche come aeroporto internazionale di Praia, è l'aeroporto dell'isola di Santiago a Capo Verde.

[ru] Международный аэропорт имени Нельсона Манделы

Международный аэропорт имени Нельсона Манделы (порт. Aeroporto Internacional Nelson Mandela; (ИАТА: RAI, ИКАО: GVNP), также Международный аэропорт Прая (порт. Aeroporto Internacional da Praia) — международный аэропорт, расположенный на острове Сантьягу в Кабо-Верде. Он был открыт в октябре 2005 года и заменил собой старый международный аэропорт имени Франсишку Мендеша[2]. Он расположен примерно в 3 км к северо-востоку от центра города Прая в юго-восточной части острова Сантьягу.


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