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Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (IATA: MLE, ICAO: VRMM), also known as Malé International Airport, previously known as Hulhulé Airport, is the main international airport in the Maldives. It is located on Hulhulé Island in the North Malé Atoll, nearby the capital island Malé.
Ibrahim Nasir International Airport އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Government of Maldives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Malé | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Hulhulé, Malé | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 04°11′30″N 073°31′44″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | macl.aero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, Ibrahim Nasir International is well connected with major airports around the world, mostly serving as the main gateway into the Maldives for tourists. Moreover, despite the upgrading of Gan Airport to international standard, Ibrahim Nasir International is currently the only internationally active airport in the country.
It is managed financially and administratively by an independent corporate entity known as Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL). On 26 July 2011, Male' International Airport was officially renamed as the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport in memory of Ibrahim Nasir, the 2nd President of the Maldives and the founder of the airport.