Dhaalu Airport is a regional domestic airport located on the island of
Kudahuvadhoo in
Dhaalu Atoll in the
Republic of Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
. It was built by Reollo Investments Pvt. Ltd. and is operated by Dhaalu Airport Holdings.
History
The airport began operations in 2017, with the first aircraft landing at Dhaalu Airport on June 1, 2017.
Facilities
The airport was built entirely on 63 hectares of reclaimed land and features a runway of 1,800 metres allowing it to accommodate
Dash-8
The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. DHC was later bought by Boeing in 1988, then by Bombardier in 1992; then by ...
and
ATR-72
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, Flight length, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by Aerospace manufacturer, aircraft manufacturer ATR (aircraft manufacturer), ATR (french: Avions de transport région ...
aircraft as well as large private jets.
Dhaalu Airport is the first airport in Maldives to make extensive use of solar airfield lighting.
Currently,
Manta Air is the only airline offering scheduled service at the airport.
Airlines and destinations
References
External links
* http://www.dhaalu-airport.com/
Airports in the Maldives
Airports established in 2017
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