Praia International Airport
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Praia International Airport (IATA: RAI, ICAO: GVNP) is an airport located on Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in late 2005, replacing the old Francisco Mendes International Airport. It is located about 3 km northeast of central Praia in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago.

The first flight to the new airport was on October 23, 2005. Cape Verde’s main international airport will remain Amílcar Cabral International Airport on the island of Sal.

Airlines and destinations

• Air Senegal International (Dakar)
• Cabo Verde Express (Sal)
• HalcyonAir/Cabo Verde Airways (Sal)
• TACV (Banjul [Code-share with GIA], Boa Vista, Boston, Bissau, Dakar, Fortaleza, Lisbon, London-Stansted^[1], Maio, Manchester [summer 2008], Sal, Fogo, São Nicolau, São Vicente), Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)
• TAP Portugal (Lisbon)^[2]

Charter Airlines

• TUIfly Nordic (Stockholm-Arlanda, Gothenburg)

References

1. ^ "TACV carries out first London-Praia flight", A Semana online (2007-10-29). Retrieved on 2007-10-30. 
2. ^ "TAP PASSA A VOAR DIRECTAMENTE PARA A CIDADE DA PRAIA" (in Portuguese), O Liberal Online (2007-10-29). Retrieved on 2007-10-30. 

External links

• TACV Timetable for Praia
• New Cape Verde Airport to Open Soon

Coordinates: 14.9242° N 23.4939° W

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