Kulhudhuffushi Airport Explained

Kulhudhuffushi Airport
Iata:HDK
Icao:VRBK
Type:Public
Operator:Regional Airports Company Limited
City-Served:Northern Maldive Atolls
Location:Kulhudhuffushi, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
Elevation-M:1
Coordinates:6.6311°N 73.0667°W
Pushpin Map:Maldives
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:105
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maldives
Pushpin Label:HDK
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-M:1,220
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Kulhudhuffushi Airport is an airport located on the city of Kulhudhuffushi[2] in Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives. The construction of the airport began on 28 October 2017 and it was officially opened on 21 September 2018, while commercial operations began on 9 August 2019.[3] [4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1m (03feet) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 1220mx30mm (4,000feetx100feetm).

References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. News: 8 August 2019 . Scheduled flights to Kulhudhuffushi Airport to begin on Friday . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809144628/https://maldivestimes.com/scheduled-flights-to-kulhudhuffushi-airport-to-begin-on-friday/ . 2019-08-09 . 2019-08-09 . Maldives Times.
  4. Web site: Kulhudhuffushi Airport . 26 January 2024 . Maldives Airports Company Limited.