AirportsMalta International Airport is a large airport serving Valletta, in Luqa, Malta. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MLA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MLA
- ICAO code
- LMML
- City
- Valletta
- State or region
- Luqa
- Country
- Malta
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.8459° N, 14.4915° E
- Elevation
- 91 m (300 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,350 m (10,991 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MLA means Malta International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LMML. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.8459° N, 14.4915° E. It stands 91 metres (300 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Siracusa, about 154 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Malta, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Malta International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,350 metres (10,991 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,350 m 10,991 ft | 58 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 2,373 m 7,785 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Xewkija HeliportGozo | GZM | 28 km |
| Comiso AirportComiso, Italy | CIY | 128 km |
| Lampedusa AirportLampedusa, Italy | LMP | 174 km |
| Catania-Fontanarossa AirportCatania, Italy | CTA | 187 km |
| Pantelleria AirportPantelleria (TP), Italy | PNL | 250 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,848 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,962 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,056 km | 5 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,104 km | 3 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,386 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,843 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,875 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,266 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,091 km | 19 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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