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Small airport · Cape Verde

Praia International Airport

Praia, Cape Verde · #697 world#2 of 7 in country

RAIIATA code
GVNPICAO code
669.7Kpassengers in 2024
2,103 mlongest of 1 runway
95 melevation · 312 ft
2005opened
Praia International Airport (RAI)
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Praia International Airport (RAI/GVNP) is an airport in Cape Verde serving Praia.

It handled 669,697 passengers in 2024, making it number 697 in our world ranking and number 2 of 7 ranked airports in Cape Verde.

It has 1 runway, the longest 2,103 m, at an elevation of 95 m.

Passengers per year

2011–2024
530.7K498.2K505.5K522.6K497.2K522.6K662.4K637.3K649K210.4K331.2K519.5K601.9K669.7K
2011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’24
Identification
IATA
RAI
ICAO
GVNP
Wikidata
Q1191196
Location
Country
Cape Verde
City served
Praia
Located in
Praia
Coordinates
14.9411, -23.4847
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
Opened
2005-10-06
Operator
Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea
Owner
Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea
Named after
Praia, Nelson Mandela
Runways
01/19
2,103 m · 6,900 ftrock asphalt