Francisco Mendes International Airport

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Francisco Mendes International Airport
IATA: RAI - ICAO: GVFM
Summary
Airport type public
Operator Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA)
Serves Praia, Cape Verde
Elevation AMSL 230 ft (70 m)
Coordinates 14°55′28″N, 23°29′37″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 6,876 2,096 asphalt
3/21 4,209 1,283 asphalt

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. Cape Verde's main international airport will remain Amilcar Cabral International Airport on the island of Sal.

[edit] Scheduled Services

  • Cabo Verde Express (Sal)
  • TACV (Amsterdam, Boa Vista, Boston, Fortaleza, Lisbon, Maio, Sal, Sao Felipe, Sao Nicolas, Sao Vicente)
  • Air Senegal International (Dakar)
  • TAAG angola airlines (Luanda, São Tomé(will start this year)

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