Kulhudhuffushi Domestic Airport Officially Inaugurated


Maldives
PUBLISHED September 21, 2018

President Yameen has officially inaugurated the Kulhudhuffushi Domestic Airport at a ceremony currently held at Hdh. Kulhudhuffushi.


Speaking at the Kulhudhuffushi Airport inauguration ceremony, the President said that the completion of the airport will bring ease to Kulhudhuffushi residents. He also predicted that, as a terminal would require less work, the construction would be complete before the end of the year.


Currently, Kulhudhufushi airport's runway expands up to 1,200 feet and has 30 meters in width. The first test flight landed at the airport, which was developed by MTCC, last Wednesday. In addition to the runway, a taxiway and an apron have also been built on the airport premise.


Although the airport was inaugurated on Friday, thus far the runway is one of the only aspects completed. Civil Aviation has revealed that scheduled flights to the airport, are set to commence soon.

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