Hanimaadhoo International Airport

Hanimaadhoo International Airport

ހަނިމާދޫ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRegional Airports Company Limited
ServesNorthern Maldive Atolls
LocationHanimaadhoo, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
Elevation AMSL3 ft / 1 m
Coordinates06°44′39″N 073°10′13″E / 6.74417°N 73.17028°E / 6.74417; 73.17028
Websiteairports.com.mv/...
Maps
HAQ is located in Maldives
HAQ
HAQ
Location in Maldives
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,220 4,003 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Hanimaadhoo International Airport (Dhivehi: ހަނިމާދޫ ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެ ބަނދަރު IATA: HAQ, ICAO: VRMH) is an airport located on the island of Hanimaadhoo[1] in Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives, opened as a domestic airport. It was upgraded to an international airport on 2 February 2012, with the introduction of direct flights to Thiruvananthapuram in India by Maldivian.[3] As of June 2019, it is one of three international airports in the Maldives.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 3 feet (1 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,220 by 30 metres (4,003 ft × 98 ft).[1] A huge airport expansion project was announced in 2021 with the line of credit facility from Export Import Bank of India.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Maldivian Dharavandhoo, Ifuru, Malé
Seasonal: Kochi,[5] Thiruvananthapuram[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for VRMH[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for HAQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Haveeru News Article Archived 2013-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Dhivehi)
  4. ^ "Hanimaadhoo Airport expansion to include development of seaplane terminal". PSMnews.mv. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  5. ^ "Maldivian to start operations from Kochi". The Hindu. 18 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Maldivian Adds Colombo Ratmalana Service in Mid-1H22". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 March 2022.