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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 opening of the airport coincided with Villa's entry into the aviation industry, the founding of a new airline Villa Air (operating as Flyme), to operate from the airport. [5] The airport opened on October 1, 2011 as a domestic airport. In 2013, it was upgraded to international airport standards.
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 ...
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 ]
Hoarafushi Airport (IATA: HRF, ICAO: VRAH) is a domestic airport located on Hoarafushi (Haa Alif Atoll), one of the islands of the Haa Alif Atoll in Maldives. A test flight landed at Hoarafushi Airport on 16 November 2020. [ 2 ]
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.
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 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.