Malé International Airport
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| Malé International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MLE - ICAO: VRMM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Maldives Airports Company Ltd. | ||
| Serves | Malé | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft (2 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 10,499 | 3,200 | Asphalt |
Malé International Airport (IATA: MLE, ICAO: VRMM), formerly known as Hulhulé Airport, is the main international airport in the Maldives. It is located on Hulhulé Island in the North Malé Atoll, near the capital island Malé.
Malé was the Maldives' only international airport until the upgrading of Gan to international standard. Though the upgrading of Gan International Airport has been completed regular international flight operations have yet to commence.
The airport opened on April 12, 1966 and was officially inaugurated under its new name on November 11, 1981. It is managed financially and administratively by an independent corporate entity known as Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), which is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the President.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Europe (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
- Air Sahara (Delhi, Colombo)
- Air Seychelles (Mahe)
- Bangkok Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- Blue Panorama Airlines (Colombo, Milan-Malpensa)
- China Eastern Airlines (Johannesburg, Shanghai-Pudong)
- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt, Munich)
- Emirates (Colombo, Dubai)
- Eurofly (Milan-Malpensa)
- First Choice Airways (Manchester, London-Gatwick)
- Indian Airlines (Bangalore, Trivandrum)
- Island Aviation Services (Gan Island, Hanimaadhoo, Kaadedhdhoo, Kadhdhoo)
- Livingston Airlines (Milan-Malpensa)
- LTU International (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich)
- Malaysia Airlines (Colombo, Kuala Lumpur)
- Maldivian Air Taxi
- Martinair (Amsterdam)
- MyTravel Airways (Manchester, London-Gatwick)
- Neos (Milan-Malpensa)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
- SriLankan Airlines (Colombo, London-Heathrow, Tokyo-Narita)
- Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
- Trans Maldivian Airways
- XL Airways France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Viva Macau (Macau)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Malé International Airport (official site)
- World Aero Data airport information for VRMM
- Map from Multimap
- Satellite image from TerraServer
