AirportsMaavaarulaa Airport is a small airport serving Maavaarulu, in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RUL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RUL
- ICAO code
- VRQM
- City
- Maavaarulu
- State or region
- Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
- Country
- Maldives
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 0.3381° N, 73.5129° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (28 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RUL means Maavaarulaa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VRQM. 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 0.3381° N, 73.5129° E. It stands 9 metres (28 feet) above sea level.
Runways
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Faresmaathoda AirportFaresmaathodaa | FMT | 39 km |
| Kooddoo AirportHuvadhu Atoll | GKK | 45 km |
| Kaadedhdhoo AirportHuvadhu Atoll | KDM | 60 km |
| Gan International AirportGan | GAN | 121 km |
| Kadhdhoo AirportKadhdhoo | KDO | 169 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,161 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,086 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,387 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,877 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,388 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,005 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,391 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,860 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,894 km | 11 h 15 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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