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Velana International Airport

Malé, Malé (capital city) (Maldives)
IATA: MLE ICAO: VRMM
Longest Active Runway
11,155 ft
3,400 meters
Field Elevation
6 ft
2 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
4.1918°, 73.5291°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#2 in Maldives
Out of 11 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#550 Worldwide
Top 7.3% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#7217 MSL
Top 98.4% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+11.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Velana International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,155 ft (3,400 m). It ranks as the #2 longest runway in Maldives and #550 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
18/36 11,155 ft (3400m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/mle.json ↗