AirportsMaafaru International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Noonu Atoll, in Maldives. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NMF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NMF
- ICAO code
- VRDA
- City
- Noonu Atoll
- State or region
- Noonu Atoll
- Country
- Maldives
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.8174° N, 73.4684° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (6 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NMF means Maafaru International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VRDA. 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 5.8174° N, 73.4684° E. It stands 2 metres (6 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Male, about 183 km away in a straight line.
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
Maafaru International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,850 metres (9,350 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 9 airports of Maldives on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,850 m 9,350 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Funadhoo AirportFunadhoo | FND | 43 km |
| Dharavandhoo AirportBaa Atoll | DRV | 83 km |
| Kulhudhuffushi AirportKulhudhuffushi | HDK | 101 km |
| Hanimaadhoo International AirportHaa Dhaalu Atoll | HAQ | 108 km |
| Hoarafushi Airport | HRF | 143 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,557 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,477 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,895 km | 4 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,392 km | 10 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,863 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,421 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,423 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,496 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,247 km | 11 h 40 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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