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Velana International Airport

Velana International Airport, also known as Malé-Velana International Airport is the main in the . It is located on Hulhulé Island in the southern Malé Atoll, nearby the capital island .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: main international airport in the Maldives, located on Hulhulé Island in the North Malé Atoll, nearby the capital island Malé
  • Also known as: “Hulhule Airport”, “Hulhulé Airport”, “Male”, “Malé Airport”, “Male International Airport”, “MLE”, “VIA”, and “VRMM”
  • Historically known as: “Ibrahim Nasir International Airport” and “Malé International Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dhoonidhoo and National Football Stadium.

Islet
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Kaafu Atoll is the code name given to an administrative division in the Republic of which consists of the geographical atolls of , Gaafaru, North Malé Atoll and South Malé Atoll.

Stadium
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The , also known as the Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is used mostly for football matches of the Dhivehi Premier League, the Maldives FA Cup, the Maldivian FA Charity Shield, the President's Cup, the FAM Women's Football Championship, and national teams.

Islet
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is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hulhumale and Malé.

Town
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Malé, pronounced Maa-leh, is the capital of . The city occupies the entire islet of Malé at the southern rim of North Malé Atoll. Malé is occasionally dismissed by travellers as a mere transit point with "nothing to do", and it is indeed not a party place.

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, pronounced Maa-leh, is the capital of . The city occupies the entire islet of at the southern rim of North Atoll. is occasionally dismissed by travellers as a mere transit point with "nothing to do", and it is indeed not a party place.

Velana International Airport

Latitude
4.19623° or 4° 11′ 46″ north
Longitude
73.53045° or 73° 31′ 50″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Operator
Maldives Airports Company Ltd.
IATA airport code
MLE
ICAO airport code
VRMM
Open location code
6JPM5GWJ+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 747440857
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6301875
Wiki­data ID
Q29104
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Velana International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Velana Internasionale Lughawe”
  • Arabic: “مطار فيلانا الدولي”
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional de Malé”
  • Bengali: “ভেলানা আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর”
  • Cebuano: “Malé International Airport”
  • Chinese: “易卜拉欣·納西爾國際機場”
  • Chinese: “易卜拉欣納西爾國際機場”
  • Chinese: “维拉纳国际机场”
  • Chinese: “馬累國際機場”
  • Chinese: “马累国际机场”
  • Czech: “Letiště Male”
  • Czech: “Mezinárodní letiště Male”
  • Dhivehi: “އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު”
  • Dhivehi: “ވެލާނާ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު”
  • Dutch: “Male International Airport”
  • Dutch: “Malé International Airport”
  • Estonian: “Hulhule lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Hulhulé lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Ibrahim Nasiri lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Male lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Male rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Malé rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Velana rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
  • Finnish: “Malén kansainvälinen lentoasema”
  • Finnish: “Velanan kansainvälinen lentoasema”
  • French: “aéroport international de Malé”
  • French: “Aéroport international de Malé”
  • French: “Aéroport international Velana”
  • French: “MLE”
  • French: “VRMM”
  • German: “Flughafen Malé International”
  • German: “Flughafen Malé”
  • German: “Hulhule Airport”
  • German: “Malé International Airport”
  • German: “MLE”
  • German: “VRMM”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי ולנה”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבינלאומי ולנה”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Malé”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Velana”
  • Indonesian: “Bandara Internasional Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Indonesian: “Bandara Internasional Malé”
  • Indonesian: “MLE”
  • Indonesian: “VRMM”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Hulhulè”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Malé”
  • Italian: “aeroporto internazionale Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale Velana”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Malé International di Hulhulé Island”
  • Italian: “Malé International Airport”
  • Italian: “Velana International Airport”
  • Japanese: “VRMM”
  • Japanese: “ヴェラナ国際空港”
  • Japanese: “マレ国際空港”
  • Korean: “말레 국제공항”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Male”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Velana”
  • Minangkabau: “Palabuahan udaro Internasional Velana”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ibrahim Nasir internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian: “Ibrahim Nasir internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian: “Velana internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی ابراهیم نصیر”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Male”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Malé”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Malé”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Velana”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Velana”
  • Russian: “Мале”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт имени Ибрагима Насира”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт Мале”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Male”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Malé”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Hulhule”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Hulhulé”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Male”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Malé”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Swedish: “Malé International Airport”
  • Swedish: “Malés internationella flygplats”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Байн‌алмиллалии Иброҳим Носир”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи бин‌алмилалӣ оброҳим насер”
  • Thai: “ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติเวลานา”
  • Thai: “ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติอิบราฮิม นาเซอร์”
  • Turkish: “Velana Uluslararası Havalimanı”
  • Uzbek: “Velana xalqaro aeroporti”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Malé”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Velana”

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