Francisco Mendes International Airport was an airport located on Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in 1961. It was located about 2 km east of central Praia in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago. After Cape Verdean independence, the airport was named after Francisco Mendes, a Guinea-Bissau independence activist and that country's first Prime Minister.
| Airport Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Praia International Airport |
| City | Praia |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| IATA Code | RAI |
| Latitude | 14.924500465393066 |
| Longitude | -23.493499755859375 |
| Elevation (feet) | 230 |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia link |
| Keywords | Santiago Island |
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