Francisco Mendes International Airport
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| Praia International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: RAI - ICAO: GVNP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | public | ||
| Operator | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) | ||
| Serves | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 230 ft (70 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 6,876 | 2,096 | asphalt |
Praia International Airport (IATA: RAI, ICAO: GVNP) 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.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Senegal International (Dakar)
- Cabo Verde Express (Sal)
- TACV (Banjul[Code-share with GIA] Boa Vista, Boston, Dakar, Fortaleza, Lisbon, London-Stansted[1], Maio, Manchester [summer 2008], Sal, Fogo, São Nicolau, São Vicente)
- TAP Portugal (Lisbon)[2]
[edit] Charter Airlines
- TUIfly Nordic (Stockholm-Arlanda, Gothenburg)
[edit] References
- ^ "TACV carries out first London-Praia flight", A Semana online, 2007-10-29. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ "TAP PASSA A VOAR DIRECTAMENTE PARA A CIDADE DA PRAIA", O Liberal Online, 2007-10-29. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. (Portuguese)
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