| 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.
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Airlines and destinations
Scheduled services
- Air Europe (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
- Air Italy (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
- Batavia Airways (Amsterdam)
- Blue Panorama Airlines (Colombo, Milan-Malpensa)
- Bangkok Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- Czech Airlines (Dubai, Prague)
- China Eastern Airlines (Johannesburg, Shanghai-Pudong)
- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt, Munich)
- Emirates (Colombo, Dubai)
- Eurofly (Milan-Malpensa, Verona)
- First Choice Airways (London-Gatwick, Manchester)
- Indian Airlines (Bangalore, Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram)
- Island Aviation Services (Gan Island, Hanimaadhoo, Kaadedhdhoo, Kadhdhoo, Thiruvananthapuram [begins 2008])
- Jazeera Airways (Dubai)
- JetLite (Trivandrum)
- Livingston Energy Flight (Milan-Malpensa)
- LTU International (Düsseldorf, Munich)
- Malaysia Airlines (Colombo, Kuala Lumpur)
- Mihin Lanka (Colombo)
- Martinair (Amsterdam)
- Neos (Milan-Malpensa)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Orient Thai Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Jeddah) 3 times a week from 1st January 2008
- Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
- Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
- Star Airlines (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- SriLankan Airlines (Colombo, London-Heathrow, Tokyo-Narita)
- Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
- Trans Maldivian Airways (Gan)
Charter airlines
- Air China (Beijing, Kunming)
- Cathay Pacific (Colombo, Hong Kong)
- Corsair (Paris-Orly)
- Edelweiss Air (Zurich)
- First Choice Airways (London-Gatwick, Manchester)
- Kras Air (Moscow-Domodedovo, Colombo, Dubai)
- Martinair (Amsterdam)
- Monarch Airlines (Manchester)
- MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick, Manchester)
- Neos (Milan-Malpensa)
- Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
- Thomsonfly (Manchester, London-Gatwick)
Former Airlines
- Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
- AOM French Airlines
- Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
- Belair (Zurich)
- Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
- EVA Air (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
- Mahan Air (Colombo, Tehran-Mehrabad)
- Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi)
- Viva Macau (Macau)
New Airport
The development of the old Male' International Airport has began and already a regional airport for all domestic flights have been built. Furthermore, a new international terminal has been built with more facilities and 4 gates with carriage. This terminal was built with the help from Saudi Arabian government. Also, the development of the runaway is going to start very soon. The airport's size will be broadened by joining the Hulhumale'and the Hulhule island.
New Airlines
A lot of airlines have asked permission from the Maldivian government to start flights. It is said that about 15 airlines have asked for permission by the end of February 2007. Recently an agreement with the Polish government will start flights between Maldives and some European countries including Poland. The Maldivian government has also permitted the U.S. to start flights to Maldives .
These airlines have started flights to Maldives during 2006
- Shanghai Airlines (Direct flights to Shanghai Pudong International Airport )
- China Eastern Airlines ( Direct flights to Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Johannesburg)
- Mihin Lanka (5 times a week to Colombo)
- Jet Lite (To recontinue its service from Trivandrum in this November)
- Virgin Atlantic Airways (Flights to London Heathrow has been planned to start )
See also
External links
- Malé International Airport (official site)
- Airport information for VRMM at World Aero Data
- Map from Multimap
- Satellite image from TerraServer
