Live flights over Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)
From 21 to 27 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 40 departures and 40 arrivals at Nelson Mandela International Airport, 11 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Lisbon (LIS), Espargos (SID) and Rabil (BVC). 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
21–27 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 24 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Sun 25 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Mon 26 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Tue 27 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Lisbon LIS Portugal 11 flights
- Espargos SID 8 flights
- Rabil BVC 8 flights
- Porto OPO Portugal 3 flights
- Vila do Maio MMO 2 flights
- Preguiça SNE 1 flights
- Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône LYS France 1 flights
- Paris ORY France 1 flights
- Ponta Delgada PDL Portugal 1 flights
Airlines
- CVskyKGF 36
- TAP PortugalTAP 14
- easyJet EuropeEJU 6
- TACVTCV 6
- ASKY AirlinesSKK 5
- Royal Air MarocRAM 4
- Transavia FranceTVF 3
- Azores AirlinesRZO 1
- TransaviaTRA 1
Aircraft
- ATR 72-600 AT76 36
- Airbus A320neo A20N 15
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 8
- Boeing 737-800 B738 7
- Airbus A321neo A21N 4
- B350 4
- Airbus A319 A319 3
- Boeing 737-700 B737 3
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 (21–27 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were CVsky, TAP Portugal, easyJet Europe, TACV and ASKY Airlines.
What are the main connections from Nelson Mandela International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (21–27 October 2026), both ways: Lisbon (LIS, 11), Espargos (SID, 8), Rabil (BVC, 8), Porto (OPO, 3) and Vila do Maio (MMO, 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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