Transport in the Maldives
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Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
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...
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Airports with paved runways
total2
over 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
1
8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m)
1 (2005)
See also
- List of airports in Maldives
- Air MaldivesAir MaldivesAir Maldives was the first national airline and flag carrier of the Maldives. It was established on 1st October 1974 during the presidency of Ibrahim Nasir...
- Maldives AirwaysMaldives AirwaysMaldives Airways was an airline which began operations in 1984 in Malé.Its fleet consisted of two McDonnell Douglas DC-8s. This was quite impressive considering that Air Maldives, the state airline, was operating only one Short Skyvan at that time....