Malta International Airport
Malta International Airport is the only airport in Malta, and it serves the whole of the Maltese Islands. It is located on the island of Malta, southwest of the Maltese capital, Valletta, in the town of Luqa, and occupies the location of the former RAF Luqa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: international airport in Luqa, Malta
- Also known as: “LMML”, “Luqa Airport”, “MLA”, and “Valletta Airport”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Ħal Tarxien Temples.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
Museum
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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is situated 3 km northeast of Malta International Airport.
Ħal Tarxien Temples
Protected area
The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in Tarxien, within the Port region of Malta. They date to approximately 3400 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta. Ħal Tarxien Temples is situated 3½ km northeast of Malta International Airport.
Parish Church of Saint Leonard
Church
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The Parish Church of St Leonard is a Roman Catholic parish church serving the village of Kirkop in Malta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luqa and Mqabba.
Luqa
Village
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Luqa is a town located in the Southern Region of Malta, 4.3 km away from the capital Valletta. With a population of 5,945 as of March 2014, it is a small but densely populated settlement which is typical of Malta's older towns and villages.
Mqabba
Village
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Mqabba is a town in the Western Region of Malta. It has a traditional Maltese village layout, with a population of about 3,339 inhabitants, as of January 2019.
Kirkop
Village
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Kirkop is a village in the Western Region of Malta. Located near the Malta International Airport, it has been inhabited since pre-history. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Leonard. The football team of the village is Kirkop United.
Malta International Airport
- Categories: international airport, airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Luqa, Malta, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Malta International Airport” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار مالطا الدولي”
- Armenian: “Մալթա (օդանավակայան)”
- Armenian: “Մալթա”
- Armenian: “Մալթայի միջազգային օդանավակայան”
- Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional de Malta”
- Basque: “Maltako nazioarteko aireportua”
- Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional de Malta”
- Cebuano: “Malta International Airport”
- Chinese: “馬耳他國際機場”
- Croatian: “Zračna luka Malta”
- Czech: “Ajruport Internazzjonali ta‘ Malta”
- Czech: “Letiště Luqa”
- Czech: “Letiště Malta”
- Czech: “Letiště Valletta”
- Czech: “LMML”
- Czech: “MLA”
- Danish: “Malta International Airport”
- Dutch: “Luchthaven Malta”
- Dutch: “Luchthaven van Malta”
- Esperanto: “Internacia Flughaveno Malto”
- Estonian: “Malta rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
- Finnish: “Maltan kansainvälinen lentoasema”
- French: “aérodrome de Malte”
- French: “aéroport international de Malte”
- French: “Aéroport international de Malte”
- French: “LMML”
- French: “MLA”
- Galician: “Aeroporto de Malta”
- German: “Flughafen Luqa”
- German: “Flughafen Malta-Luqa”
- German: “Flughafen Malta”
- German: “LMML”
- German: “Malta International Airport”
- German: “MLA”
- Greek: “Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο Μάλτας”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי מלטה”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבינלאומי מלטה”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבינלאומי של מלטה”
- Hungarian: “Máltai nemzetközi repülőtér”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Malta”
- Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Luca”
- Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Luqa”
- Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Malta”
- Japanese: “マルタ国際空港”
- Japanese: “ルア空港”
- Korean: “몰타 국제공항”
- Lithuanian: “Maltos tarptautinis oro uostas”
- Macedonian: “Меѓународен аеродром Малта”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Luqa”
- Maltese: “Ajruport Internazzjonali ta‘ Malta”
- Maltese: “Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta”
- Marathi: “माल्टा आंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानतळ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Malta internasjonale lufthavn”
- Norwegian: “Malta internasjonale lufthavn”
- Persian: “LMML”
- Persian: “MLA”
- Persian: “فرودگاه بینالمللی مالت”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Malta”
- Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Malta”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Malta”
- Russian: “Мальта”
- Russian: “Международный аэропорт Мальты”
- Serbian: “Аеродром Малта”
- Slovenian: “Letališče Luqa”
- Slovenian: “Letališče Valletta”
- Slovenian: “LMML”
- Slovenian: “Malta International Airport”
- Slovenian: “Mednarodno letališče Malta”
- Slovenian: “MLA”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Malta”
- Spanish: “MLA”
- Swedish: “Maltas internationella flygplats”
- Turkish: “Malta Uluslararası Havaalanı”
- Turkish: “Malta Uluslararası Havalimanı”
- Turkish: “MUH”
- Ukrainian: “Мальта (аеропорт)”
- Ukrainian: “Мальта”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Malta”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Malta”
- Yue Chinese: “馬耳他國際機場”
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