Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Malé-Velana International Airport, ICAO: VRMM, IATA: MLE
Location (City, Country)
Hulhulé Island, Malé, Maldives
Airport Type & Size
Single-runway international airport, capable of handling aircraft up to the A380
18/36, 3400 m, asphalt
1 domestic and 1 international (and 1 sea-plane) terminal
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Part of the airport is a sea-plane terminal, with 4 water landing strips, where Trans Maldivian Airways base their inter-island services within the Maldives, which makes this airport very unique. Even if it wasn’t possible, due to technical reasons, to implement their handling by players, watching the twin-otter sea-planes land, take-off and fly by would at the very least make an interesting scenery.
Major Airlines & Routes
Maldivian - Colombo, Dhaka, various destinations within Maldives
Trans Maldivian Airways - DHC-6 sea-plane routes within Maldives
Several connections to other international destinations, such as Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Frankfurt, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Singapore or Doha
Unique Features or Challenges
Sea-plane terminal
Island location, similar to SXM
Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Wiki
Male airport guide
Runway Action by JustPlanes Malé planespotting - before the construction of the new RWY
