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Nelson Mandela International Airport

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nelson-mandela-international-airport

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the airport identifier (IATA)?
2. What is the airport identifier (ICAO)?
3. Where is the airport located?
4. When did the airport open?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Air Traffic Control (ATC)
Aviation Infrastructure
Diaspora

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the airport identifier (IATA)?RAI
2. What is the airport identifier (ICAO)?GVNP
3. Where is the airport located?It is on Santiago Island, close to the capital city Praia. It is a few miles from the city center.
4. When did the airport open?It opened in October 2005, replacing the older Francisco Mendes Airport.

Air Traffic Control (ATC): A service responsible for managing and directing aircraft movements to ensure safety and efficiency.
Aviation Infrastructure: The physical facilities and systems required for the operation of aircraft and air transport.
Diaspora: People who have migrated from their homeland and now live in other countries.