Velana International Airport

Velana International Airport, also known as Malé-Velana International Airport is the main international airport in the . It is located on Hulhulé Island in , 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: “Aeroporto Hulhulè”, “Aeroporto Internacional de Malé”, “Aeroporto Internazionale di Malé”, “aeroporto internazionale Ibrahim Nasir”, “Aeroporto Malé International di Hulhulé Island”, “Aeroportul Velana”, “Aeropuerto de Male”, “Aeropuerto de Malé”, “Aeropuerto Hulhule”, “Aeropuerto Hulhulé”, “Aeropuerto Ibrahim Nasir”, “Aeropuerto Internacional de Male”, “Aeropuerto Internacional Ibrahim Nasir”, “Bandar Udara Internasional Malé”, “Bandara Internasional Ibrahim Nasir”, “Bandara Internasional Malé”, “Flughafen Malé”, “Flughafen Malé International”, “Hulhule Airport”, “Hulhulé Airport”, “Hulhule lennujaam”, “Hulhulé lennujaam”, “Ibrahim Nasiri lennujaam”, “Letiště Male”, “Male”, “Malé Airport”, “Male International Airport”, “Male lennujaam”, “Malé rahvusvaheline lennujaam”, “MLE”, “Port lotniczy Malé”, “VIA”, “VRMM”, “נמל התעופה הבינלאומי ולנה”, “易卜拉欣·納西爾國際機場”, “易卜拉欣納西爾國際機場”, “馬累國際機場”, and “马累国际机场”
  • Historically known as: “Ibrahim Nasir International Airport” and “Malé International Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dhoonidhoo and National Football Stadium.

Islet
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Kaafu Atoll is the code name given…

Stadium
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The , also known as the…

Mosque
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The , also known as the Malé Hukuru…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hulhumale and Malé.

Town
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Malé, pronounced Maa-leh, is the capital of .

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, pronounced Maa-leh, is the capital of .

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: “维拉纳国际机场”
  • Czech: “Mezinárodní letiště Male”
  • Dhivehi: “އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު”
  • Dhivehi: “ވެލާނާ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު”
  • Dutch: “Malé International Airport”
  • Estonian: “Male 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”
  • German: “Malé International Airport”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי ולנה”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Velana”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale Velana”
  • Japanese: “ヴェラナ国際空港”
  • Japanese: “マレ国際空港”
  • Korean: “말레 국제공항”
  • Korean: “벨레나 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”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional Ibrahim Nasir”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Velana”
  • Russian: “Мале”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт имени Ибрагима Насира”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт Мале”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Malé”
  • Swedish: “Malé International Airport”
  • Swedish: “Malés internationella flygplats”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи байналмилалии Велана”
  • 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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hulhulé and Staff Area.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hulhule Island Hotel and Noovilu Seaplane Terminal.

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