Airport · Maldives
Velana International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Malé.
- Codes
- MLE · VRMM
- Serves
- Malé
- 2.8 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Indian/Maldives
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,400 m
- From DXB
- 3,040 km
- 4 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
Facts
MLE at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA MLEICAO VRMM
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Malé
- To the city centre
- 2.8 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 2 m (6 ft)
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,400 m
- Time zone
- Indian/Maldives
- Links
- Wikipedia
- When to go
- Malé, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
MLE from the UAE
From DXBMLE
3,040 km
4 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
From AUHMLE
3,030 km
4 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Maldives, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Indian/Maldives
- Country
- Maldives
- Currency
- Maldivian Rufiyaa MVRToday's indicative rate: MVR 10 ≈ USD 0.647Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A, C, G, J, K and L230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 102ambulance118fire119policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +960 · On the left
Flights
Flights to or from MLE
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.