Maafaru International Airport to Officially Begin Operations Next Month


Maldives
PUBLISHED August 16, 2018

Regional airports have announced that the Maafaru International Airport is fully completed with a 2,200-meter long runway and that the terminal of the airport and the tower will be completed next month.

The first test flights have also landed successfully at the new international airport. Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer along with parliament members of Noonu Atoll arrived at N. Maafaru in the test flight which took 25-minutes.

"We are trying to start the scheduled flights in the month of September. As you would know that this is a large and different project," said Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer.

"N. Maafaru airport runway will be as wide as a Velana International Airport, and this airport is being opened as an international airport." 

According to the Parliament Member of N. Atoll, opening an international airport at N. Maafaru would be an advantage for the whole Maldivian economy as well as for N. Atoll. In addition, this is a door open to increase the guesthouses, leads increasing dollar earnings for locals.

Maafaru Airport is designed with a transit hotel and to develop a resort. While all the latest technology will be available at the airport, six jets can be operated at the same time.

The project which has been funded with USD 60 million from the UAE fund will accommodate Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s.
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