Kaadedhdhoo Airport

Kaadedhdhoo Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	VRMT
IATA code	KDM
Coordinates	0 ° 29 '18 " N , 72 ° 59' 46" E Coordinates: 0 ° 29 '18 " N , 72 ° 59' 46" E
Height above MSL	1 m (3 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3.7 km south of Thinadhoo
Local transport	Launches, dhonis
Basic data
opening	1993
Terminals	1
Passengers	139,939 (2016)
Air freight	168 t (2016)
Flight ; movements	4,978 (2016)
Start-and runway
16/34	1220 m × 30 m asphalt

Kaadedhdhoo Airport (IATA: KDM, ICAO: VRMT) is a national airport on Kaadedhdhoo Island in the Maldivian district of Gaafu Dhaalu , which comprises the southern half of Huvadhu Atoll . It was opened in 1993 by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom .

Weather station at Kaadedhdhoo Airport

The airport almost completely fills the area of the otherwise uninhabited island. The closest places are the district capital Thinadhoo, about four kilometers further north, and Madaveli on the island of the same name, three kilometers south. Local transport to and from the airport is provided by barges and dhonis . The operator is the Regional Airports Department of the State Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The airport is located at a height of 0.6 meters above sea level and has an asphalt runway with a length of 1,220 meters and a width of 30 meters, oriented from north-northwest to south-southeast. The state Maldivian offers passenger flights to Gan , Kadhdhoo and Malé . FlyMe also flies to the airport as required.

literature

VRMT - Aerodrome geographical and administrative data. Basic information on the airport, created by the Civil Aviation Department, as of November 2010. Digital copy on the website of the government of the Maldives, PDF, 0.6 MB (English)

Web links

Kaadedhdhoo Airport on the Maldivian airline website
Aeronautical chart for Kaadedhdhoo Airport on SkyVector.com

Individual evidence

↑ 11.15 am Passanger movement at Domestic Airports by month, 2016 - Transport and Communication. (PDF; 407.38 KB) In: Statistical Yearbook of Maldives 2017. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Treasury (statisticsmaldives.gov.mv), July 6, 2017, accessed on August 19, 2017 (dhivehi ;, English ).
↑ 11:24 am Cargo handled at Domestic Airports by month, 2016 - Transport and Communication. (PDF; 368.73 KB) In: Statistical Yearbook of Maldives 2017. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Treasury (statisticsmaldives.gov.mv), July 6, 2017, accessed on August 19, 2017 (dhivehi ;, English ).
↑ 11.16 Number of Aircraft movements at Domestic Airports by month, 2016 - Transport and Communication. (PDF; 366.83 KB) In: Statistical Yearbook of Maldives 2017. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Treasury (statisticsmaldives.gov.mv), July 6, 2017, accessed on August 19, 2017 (dhivehi ;, English ).
↑ Map of destinations on Flyme's website, accessed September 21, 2015

[paxstat2016-1] 11.15 am Passanger movement at Domestic Airports by month, 2016 - Transport and Communication. (PDF; 407.38 KB) In: Statistical Yearbook of Maldives 2017. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Treasury (statisticsmaldives.gov.mv), July 6, 2017, accessed on August 19, 2017 (dhivehi ;, English ).

[cargostat2016-2] 11:24 am Cargo handled at Domestic Airports by month, 2016 - Transport and Communication. (PDF; 368.73 KB) In: Statistical Yearbook of Maldives 2017. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Treasury (statisticsmaldives.gov.mv), July 6, 2017, accessed on August 19, 2017 (dhivehi ;, English ).

[movstat2016-3] 11.16 Number of Aircraft movements at Domestic Airports by month, 2016 - Transport and Communication. (PDF; 366.83 KB) In: Statistical Yearbook of Maldives 2017. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Treasury (statisticsmaldives.gov.mv), July 6, 2017, accessed on August 19, 2017 (dhivehi ;, English ).

[4] Map of destinations on Flyme's website, accessed September 21, 2015