Live flights over Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)
From 1 to 7 November 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 53 departures and 39 arrivals at Nelson Mandela International Airport, 13 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Lisbon (LIS), Espargos (SID) and Porto (OPO). The airline seen most often is CVsky.
Airport data
- IATA code
- RAI
- ICAO code
- GVNP
- City
- Praia
- Region
- Sotavento Islands
- Country
- Cape Verde
- Elevation
- 70 m (230 ft)
- Coordinates
- 14.94113, -23.48473
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Nelson Mandela International Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Praia.
Seen by the network
1–7 November 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Mon 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Tue 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Wed 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Thu 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 6 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Sat 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Lisbon LIS Portugal 20 flights
- Espargos SID 17 flights
- Porto OPO Portugal 4 flights
- Rabil BVC 2 flights
- Paris ORY France 2 flights
- Ponta Delgada PDL Portugal 2 flights
- Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône LYS France 1 flights
- Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône MRS France 1 flights
Airlines
- CVskyKGF 24
- TAP PortugalTAP 19
- TACVTCV 15
- Royal Air MarocRAM 7
- Transavia FranceTVF 7
- easyJet EuropeEJU 6
- ASKY AirlinesSKK 4
- Air SenegalSZN 3
- Azores AirlinesRZO 2
- Edelweiss AirEDW 1
Aircraft
- ATR 72-600 AT76 26
- Airbus A320neo A20N 13
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 12
- Boeing 737-800 B738 12
- Airbus A321neo A21N 9
- Boeing 737-700 B737 9
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Nelson Mandela International Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/14.94113/lon/-23.48473/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Praia right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Nelson Mandela International Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Praia: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of RAI, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Nelson Mandela International Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (1–7 November 2026), the most frequent airlines were CVsky, TAP Portugal, TACV, Royal Air Maroc and Transavia France.
What are the main connections from Nelson Mandela International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (1–7 November 2026), both ways: Lisbon (LIS, 20), Espargos (SID, 17), Porto (OPO, 4), Rabil (BVC, 2) and Paris (ORY, 2). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Praia? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Nelson Mandela International Airport? +
Nelson Mandela International Airport has IATA code RAI and ICAO code GVNP. It lies in Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde, at coordinates 14.94113, -23.48473.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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