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ICAO GVNP · IATA RAI

Nelson Mandela International Airport

Praia, Cape Verde

Local time --:-- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
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19 nonstop routes · dashed: longest, to Providence/Warwick
Elevation230ft · 70 m
Longest runway6,890ft
Runways1
Nonstop to19airports
Countries10reached nonstop
AirportInternational

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Longest nonstop flights

Airlines with the most routes

  • TACV7
  • Bestfly Cabo Verde4
  • CVsky4
  • Binter Cabo Verde3
  • TUI fly Netherlands2
  • Royal Air Maroc2
Europe 8Africa 8South America 2North America 1

14 airlines fly nonstop from RAI. Route counts are per destination.

Runway layout to scale

0321500 mN ↑
Farthest nonstop5,460 km

The longest route from RAI goes to Providence/Warwick, about 7h 00m in the air.

Nearest airport38 km

Maio Airport is the closest airport on SkyTracker.

Other side of the world724 km

Dig straight through the Earth and the nearest airport to where you come out is Honiara International Airport, Solomon Islands.

Elevation59%

of the world's airports sit higher than RAI.

Nearby airports

More about RAI: runways, radio, codes and every destination

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLights
03 / 216,890 ft 2,100 m148 ftAsphalt–

A runway is named after its compass heading divided by ten: 09 points east (090°) and 27 west (270°). L, C and R mark the left, centre and right of parallel runways.

Radio frequencies MHz

  • Approach118.2
  • Tower118.2

Codes and location

All 19 nonstop destinations