Nelson Mandela International Airport METAR GVNP
VFRLarge 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:
2026-08-22 22:00 UTC
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
27°C
Wind
10kt
Visibility
> 10km
Ceiling
10,000ft
QNH
1015hPa
Raw METAR
METAR GVNP 222200Z 05010KT 9999 SCT016 BKN100 27/23 Q1015 NOSIG
Decoded
- Wind
- From 050° (NE) at 10 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Sky
- Scattered (3–4 oktas) at 1,600 ft (488 m) · Broken (5–7 oktas) at 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
- Temp / DP
- 27°C (81°F) · Dew point 23°C (73°F)
- QNH
- 1015 hPa · 29.97 inHg
TAF
Valid 23 Aug 00:00 UTC – 24 Aug 06:00 UTCRaw TAF
TAF GVNP 222300Z 2300/2406 03013KT 9999 SCT015 BKN023 TEMPO 2300/2305 SCT016
VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER
Sun 23 Aug06:0012:0018:00Mon 24 Aug06:00
Sun 23 Aug
BASE00:00 – 06:00 UTC
030° / 13 kt> 9.7 kmSCT 1,500ft · BKN 2,300ft
MVFRTEMPO00:00 – 05:00 UTC
SCT 1,600ft
VFRForecast 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° | ↑ 9 kt | 5 kt R |
| 21 | 202° | 2,100 m | Asphalt | 152° | ↓ 9 kt | 5 kt L |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise07:19 UTC
Sunset19:54 UTC
Daylight:12h 34m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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