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Francisco Mendes International Airport (IATA: RAI, ICAO: GVFM) is an airport located on Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in 1961, and is named after African nationalist Francisco Mendes. It is located about 2 km east of central Praia in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago.
In late 2005, Francisco Mendes was replaced as Praia's commercial airport with a new Praia International Airport. The first flight to the new airport was on October 23, 2005. The new airport will have service to Lisbon, Paris, Amsterdam and Fortaleza, as well as inter-island service to Sal. Cape Verde's main international airport will remain Amilcar Cabral International Airport on the island of Sal.
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