Velana International Airport
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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).
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Malé-Velana International Airport ވެލާނާ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Government of the Maldives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Malé, Maldives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Hulhulé | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 12 April 1966; 58 years ago (1966-04-12)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 1 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 04°11′30″N 073°31′44″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | macl.aero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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