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| Malé International Airport މާލެ ބައީނަލްއަޤުއާމީ ވައިބަނދަރު |
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| View of Malé Airport on final approach | |||
| IATA: MLE – ICAO: VRMM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Maldives Airports Company Ltd. | ||
| Serves | Malé | ||
| Location | Hulhulé Island | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 4°11′30.6″N 73°31′44.86″E / 4.191833°N 73.5291278°ECoordinates: 4°11′30.6″N 73°31′44.86″E / 4.191833°N 73.5291278°E | ||
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| 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.
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Airlines and destinations
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Scheduled services
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Berlin | Düsseldorf, Munich |
| Air Italy | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna |
| Bangkok Airways | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fumicino |
| British Airways | London-Gatwick |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou |
| Condor | Frankfurt [ends 30 October] |
| Edelweiss Air | Colombo, Zurich |
| Emirates | Colombo, Dubai |
| Indian Airlines | Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Livingston Energy Flight | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Malaysia Airlines | Colombo, Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldivian | Colombo, Gan Island, Hanimaadhoo, Kaadedhdhoo, Kadhdhoo, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Martinair | Amsterdam |
| Meridiana operated by Eurofly | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Mihin Lanka | Colombo |
| Monarch Airlines | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Neos | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Oman Air | Colombo, Muscat |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| Singapore Airlines | Singapore |
| SriLankan Airlines | Colombo, London-Heathrow, Tokyo-Narita |
| Thomson Airways | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Transaero | Moscow-Domodedovo |
| XL Airways France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
Charter airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Air China | Beijing-Capital, Kunming |
| Cathay Pacific | Colombo, Hong Kong |
| Corsairfly | Paris-Orly |
| Martinair | Amsterdam |
| Monarch Airlines | Manchester |
| Neos | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon |
| Thomson Airways | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| TUIfly Nordic | Stockholm-Arlanda, Oslo-Gardemoen |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Dubai, Kiev-Borypsil |
Incidents and accidents
- On 13 May 1986, in an operation carried out by the LTTE, a bomb on a Air Lanka Flight 512 (now SriLankan Airlines) Lockheed L-1011 exploded while passengers were boarding for a short-hop flight from Colombo to Malé. 14 people were killed, and the aeroplane was written off.
- On 18 October 1995 an Air Maldives Dornier 228 abruptly turned right, left the runway, struck the seawall and somersaulted into the adjacent lagoon while landing. The plane was written off.[1]
- On 15 August 1996 a Hummingbird Helicoptors MIL Mi-8P lost control after takeoff due to the non-availability of hydraulic pressure. Only 4 people received minor injuries.[1]
- On 17 May 2004, a Trans Maldivian Airways, de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 collided with the sea-wall of runway 18 after experiencing problems taking off from the seaplane base. Both pilots and one passenger were seriously injured in the accident. The aircraft was written off.[1]
- On 31 January 2009, a Maldivian,Dornier 228 carrying 13 passengers from Malé to Hanimaadhoo experienced problems with the landing gear soon after take-off and made an emergency landing back in Malé. No injuries. The passengers were transferred to another plane.[2]
Airport construction
To alleviate congestion, redvelopment of the old Malé International Airport has begun; a new international terminal has been built adding four more gates and more facilities (built with the help of the Saudi Arabia government), the construction of a new runway is going to start soon, and the airport's size is to be increased by joining the Hulhumalé and Hulhule islands.
Furthermore, a regional airport for all domestic flights has been built to alleviate Malé International.
See also
References
External links
- Malé International Airport (official site)
- Airport information for VRMM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Live Flight Information
- Airport Information
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