Velana International Airport VRMM / MLE
The Maldives' hub on Hulhulé island, linked to Malé by bridge and to resorts by speedboat and seaplane from the adjacent terminal. Peak season (Christmas–New Year, Chinese New Year) brings slot and parking caps with aircraft repositioning to Colombo or Gan; the VIP terminal handles CIQ.
11,155 ft
Longest runway
10 min
Drive to Malé (Maldives)
2
FBOs / handlers
6 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 2 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP on the new 3,400 m runway.
- Website
- www.macl.aero
Private terminals (FBOs)
- MACL Executive/VIP Terminal
- Universal Aviation Maldives (verify)
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 11,155 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.