Dharavandhoo Airport Explained

Dharavandhoo Airport
Nativename-A:ދަރަވަންދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް
Iata:DRV
Icao:VRMD
Type:Public
Owner:Coastline Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd.
Operator:Island Aviation Services
City-Served:Baa Atoll, Maldives
Location:Dharavandhoo
Elevation-F:6
Coordinates:5.1567°N 73.1306°W
Pushpin Map:Maldives
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:105
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maldives
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Pushpin Label:DRV
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-M:1189
R1-Surface:Asphalt
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Dharavandhoo Airport is a domestic airport located on the island of Dharavandhoo, part of the Baa Atoll in Maldives. It was opened on 17 October 2012 by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan.[1] Flight operations began to the airport on 15th of that month.[2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 6feet above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 1189m (3,901feet) in length.

See also

References

  1. News: President opens Dharavandhoo airport . . 17 October 2012 . 17 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002121208/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/45124 . 2 October 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Maldivian begins scheduled flights to Dharavandhoo Airport . maldives.net.mv . 15 October 2012.