Airport · Cape Verde
Nelson Mandela International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Praia.
- Codes
- RAI · GVNP
- Serves
- Praia
- 3.2 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Elevation
- 70 m
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 2,100 m
- From DXB
- 8,210 km
- 10 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Facts
RAI at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA RAIICAO GVNP
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Praia
- To the city centre
- 3.2 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 70 m (230 ft)
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 2,100 m
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- When to go
- Praia, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
RAI from the UAE
From DXBRAI
8,210 km
10 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHRAI
8,150 km
10 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Cape Verde, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Country
- Cape Verde
- Currency
- Cape Verdean Escudo CVEToday's indicative rate: CVE 10 ≈ USD 0.102Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 130ambulance131fire132policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +238 · On the right
Flights
Flights to or from RAI
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.