Velana International Airport

Malé-Velana International Airport

ވެލާނާ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of the Maldives
OperatorMaldives Airports Company Limited (MACL)[1]
ServesMalé, Maldives
LocationHulhulé
Opened12 April 1966; 58 years ago (1966-04-12)[2]
Hub for
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates04°11′30″N 073°31′44″E / 4.19167°N 73.52889°E / 4.19167; 73.52889
Websitemacl.aero
Maps
MLE/VRMM is located in Maldives
MLE/VRMM
MLE/VRMM
Location of Airport in Hulhulé, Maldives
MLE/VRMM is located in Indian Ocean
MLE/VRMM
MLE/VRMM
MLE/VRMM (Indian Ocean)
MLE/VRMM is located in Asia
MLE/VRMM
MLE/VRMM
MLE/VRMM (Asia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 3,400 11,155 Asphalt[3]
NR/SL 1,190 3,904 Water
NC/SC 1,100 3,609 Water
NL/SR 1,000 3,281 Water
E/W 800 2,625 Water

Velana International Airport (VIA), also known as Malé-Velana International Airport (Dhivehi: ވެލާނާ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު) (IATA: MLE, ICAO: VRMM) is the main international airport in the Maldives. It is located on Hulhulé Island in the southern Malé Atoll (or Kaafu Atoll), nearby the capital island Malé. The airport is well connected with major airports around the world, mostly serving as the main gateway into the Maldives for tourists. It is managed financially and administratively by a state owned company known as Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL).

  1. ^ "There will be major changes to MACL: Nazim". Haveeru Daily. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. ^ "History of MACL". Maldives Airports Company. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Tarring of Maldives main airport's new runway complete". The Edition. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.