Nelson Mandela International Airport METAR GVNP
MVFRLarge AirportElev. 70 m (230 ft)Nelson Mandela International Airport is situated in Praia, Cabo Verde. The ICAO code of Nelson Mandela International Airport is GVNP and the IATA code is RAI.
It has one Asphalt runway 03/21 with a length of 2,100 m.
The elevation is 70 m (230 ft). Its coordinates are:
2026-10-07 09:00 UTC
Flight Cat
MVFR
Temp
26°C
Wind
5kt
Visibility
> 10km
Ceiling
1,500ft
QNH
1014hPa
Raw METAR
METAR GVNP 070900Z 05005KT 9999 BKN015 BKN100 26/24 Q1014 NOSIG
Decoded
- Wind
- From 050° (NE) at 5 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Sky
- Broken (5–7 oktas) at 1,500 ft (457 m) · Broken (5–7 oktas) at 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
- Temp / DP
- 26°C (79°F) · Dew point 24°C (75°F)
- QNH
- 1014 hPa · 29.94 inHg
TAF
Valid 7 Oct 06:00 UTC – 8 Oct 12:00 UTCRaw TAF
TAF GVNP 070500Z 0706/0812 03008KT 9999 SCT015 PROB40 TEMPO 0706/0713 5000 RA SCT011 BKN015
VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER
06:0012:0018:00Thu 8 Oct06:0012:00NOW
Wed 7 Oct
BASE06:00 – 12:00 UTC
030° / 8 kt> 9.7 kmSCT 1,500ft
VFRPROB40 TEMPO06:00 – 13:00 UTC
5 kmRainSCT 1,100ft · BKN 1,500ft
MVFRForecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 ★ best | 22° | 2,100 m | Asphalt | 28° | ↑ 4 kt | 2 kt R |
| 21 | 202° | 2,100 m | Asphalt | 152° | ↓ 4 kt | 2 kt L |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise07:23 UTC
Sunset19:20 UTC
Daylight:11h 57m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
DaytimeNow
Nearby Weather
| ICAO | Airport | Distance | Category | Wind | Visibility | Sky | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVBA | — | 147 km | MVFR | 030° 11 kt | > 10 km | BKN 1400ft | 28°C |
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