List of airports in the Maldives - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Airport
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s in the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...

, grouped by type and sorted by location.

The Maldives or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island country in the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

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formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls

Atolls of the Maldives

The Maldives are formed by a number of natural atolls plus atolls in the form of a few islands and isolated reefs today which form a pattern stretching from 7 degrees 10' North to 0 degrees 45' South....

stretching in a north-south direction off India

India

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's Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep , formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km off the coast of the South West Indian state of Kerala...

islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos Archipelago

Chagos Archipelago

The Chagos Archipelago , is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean; situated some due south of the Maldives archipelago. This chain of islands are the southernmost archipelago of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge a long submarine mountain range...

. It stands in the Laccadive Sea

Laccadive Sea

The Laccadive Sea or Lakshadweep Sea is a body of water bordering India , the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. It is located to the west of Kerala...

, about 700 kilometres (435 mi) southwest of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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.

The atoll

Atoll

An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...

s of Maldives encompass a territory spread over roughly 90000 square kilometres (34,749 sq mi), making it one of the most disparate countries in the world. It features 1,192 islets, of which two hundred are inhabited. The Republic of Maldives's capital

Capital City

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and largest city is Malé

Malé

Malé , is the capital and most populous city in the Republic of Maldives. It is located at the southern edge of North Malé Atoll . It is also one of the Administrative divisions of the Maldives. Traditionally it was the King's Island, from where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties ruled and where...

Airports

Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.

Island	Atoll Atolls of the Maldives The Maldives are formed by a number of natural atolls plus atolls in the form of a few islands and isolated reefs today which form a pattern stretching from 7 degrees 10' North to 0 degrees 45' South....	ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...	IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...	Airport name
International airports
Gan Gan (Seenu Atoll) Gan is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll, as well as the southernmost island of the Maldives. It is relatively large by Maldive standards....	Addu Addu Atoll Addu City is a city in Maldives consisting of the inhabited islands of the southernmost atoll of the archipelago.... (Seenu Seenu Atoll Addu Atoll, previously also known as Seenu Atoll , is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives. Addu Atoll, together with Fuvahmulah, located 30 km north of Addu Atoll, extend the Maldives into the Southern Hemisphere. Addu Atoll is located approximately 478 km south of Malé.... )	VRMG	GAN	Gan International Airport
Hulhulé Hulhulé Island Hulhulé , located at Latitude 4° 10' 60 N Longitude 73° 31' 60 E, is an island in the North Malé Atoll of the Maldives. It is one of the islands closest to the capital island Malé. The Malé International Airport is located on this island along with some official premises, e.g. Maldivian Bureau of...	North Malé Kaafu Atoll Kaafu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of Kaashidhoo Island, Gahaafaru Atoll, and Malé Atoll... (Kaafu)	VRMM	MLE	Malé International Airport Malé International Airport Ibrahim Nasir International Airport , more commonly known as Malé International Airport, previously known as Hulhulé Airport, is the main international airport in the Maldives...
Domestic airports
Hanimaadhoo Hanimaadhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll) Hanimaadhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. It is also the site one of the four domestic airports of the Maldives. The Hanomaadhoo Meteorological Observatory is located on this...	Haa Dhaalu Haa Dhaalu Atoll Haa Dhaalu Atoll - officially referred as Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi is an administrative division of the Maldives...	VRMH	HAQ	Hanimaadhoo Airport Hanimaadhoo Airport Hanimaadhoo Airport is a domestic airport located on the island of Hanimaadhoo in Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...
Kaadedhdhoo	Gaafu Dhaalu Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll Southern Huvadhu Atoll or Gaafu Dhaalu is an administrative district of the Maldives formed by the southwestern section of Huvadhu Atoll. It was created on February 8, 1962 when Huvadhu Atoll was divided into two districts...	VRMT	KDM	Kaadedhdhoo Airport
Kadhdhoo	Laamu Laamu Atoll Haddhunmathi Atoll or Laamu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name. The administrative capital is located in Fonadhoo Island....	VRMK	KDO	Kadhdhoo Airport Kadhdhoo Airport Kadhdhoo Airport or Kadhdhoo Domestic Airport is an airport located on the island of Kadhdhoo in Laamu Atoll, Maldives. The airport is northeast of Fonadhoo.-Facilities:...

Airports

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