AirportsVelana International Airport is a large airport serving Malé, in Malé (capital city), Maldives. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MLE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MLE
- ICAO code
- VRMM
- City
- Malé
- State or region
- Malé (capital city)
- Country
- Maldives
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 4.1918° N, 73.5291° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (6 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MLE means Velana International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VRMM. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.1918° N, 73.5291° E. It stands 2 metres (6 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Indian/Maldives, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Velana International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,155 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 9 airports of Maldives on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Villa International Airport MaamigiliMaamigili | VAM | 111 km |
| Dharavandhoo AirportBaa Atoll | DRV | 116 km |
| Maafaru International AirportNoonu Atoll | NMF | 181 km |
| Funadhoo AirportFunadhoo | FND | 221 km |
| Thimarafushi AirportThimarafushi | TMF | 224 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,735 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,658 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,040 km | 4 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,539 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,023 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,593 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,398 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,598 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,137 km | 11 h 30 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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