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Dharavandhoo Airport (IATA: DRV [3], ICAO: VRMD [2]) is a domestic airport located on the island of Dharavandhoo, part of the Baa Atoll in Maldives. It was opened on 17 October 2012 by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan . [ 4 ]
This is a list of airports in the Maldives, grouped by type and sorted by location.. The Maldives or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island country in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of 26 atolls stretching in a north–south direction off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos Archipelago.
When the tourism boom in the Maldives began in 1972, the country was in need of an international standard airport to transport international tourists to the resort islands. The International Airports Authority of India successfully completed the construction of Hulhule Airport, which was formally inaugurated, on 11 November 1981, under a new ...
The airport is at an elevation of 3 feet (1 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,220 by 30 metres (4,003 ft × 98 ft). [1] A huge airport expansion project was announced in 2021 with the line of credit facility from Export Import Bank of India. [4]
The airport was built entirely on 63 hectares of reclaimed land and features a runway of 1,800 metres allowing it to accommodate Dash-8 and ATR-72 aircraft [2] as well as large private jets. Dhaalu Airport is the first airport in Maldives to make extensive use of solar airfield lighting. [3]
The airport is at an elevation of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 2,200 metres (7,218 ft) in length and 40 metres (131 ft) wide. [4] The airport can accommodate six jets at any one time. The airport includes a passenger terminal and a VIP lounge, and is managed and maintained by the national airline Maldivian.
Kaadedhdhoo Airport (IATA: KDM, ICAO: VRMT) is a domestic airport on the island of Kaadedhdhoo in Gaafu Dhaalu (South Huvadhu) atoll, Maldives. [1] [2] The airport is located 3.7 kilometres (2.0 NM) south of Thinadhoo. [1] It was opened on 10 December 1993, by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
Funadhoo Airport (IATA: FND, ICAO: VRCF) is a domestic airport located on the island of Funadhoo in Shaviyani Atoll, Maldives. The first test flight to Funadhoo airport landed on January 24, 2020. The country's national airline, Maldivian (airline) commenced scheduled direct flights to Funadhoo island in Shaviyani atoll on February 3, 2020 ...