Funadhoo Airport

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Funadhoo Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Maldives
OperatorRegional Airports Company Limited
Ground: Island Aviation Services
Serves Funadhoo, Shaviyani Atoll, Maldives
Elevation  AMSL 6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 06°09′40″N073°17′14″E / 6.16111°N 73.28722°E / 6.16111; 73.28722
Map
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FND
Location in Maldives
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
02/201,1003,609Asphalt
Source: IATA, [3] Maldivian, [4] STV, [5]

Funadhoo Airport( IATA : FND, ICAO : VRCF) is a domestic airport located on the island of Funadhoo in Shaviyani Atoll, Maldives. The first test flight to Funadhoo airport landed on January 24, 2020. The country's national airline, Maldivian (airline) commenced scheduled direct flights to Funadhoo island in Shaviyani atoll on February 3, 2020. According to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, three flights are scheduled to land every week when operations begin at Funadhoo Airport. The scheduled flights are expected to increase to three flights a day once March 2020 reaches an end. [6]

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History

Funadhoo airport was long-awaited dream of people residing in Funadhoo and nearby islands. Land reclamation for the airport project in Funadhoo was initially started before the Local Council Elections in July 2017, but was later halted. Six months later Maldives Transport and Contracting Company's Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger, “Mahaa Jarraaf” docked in Funadhoo on 15 January 2018, and started land reclamation for the island's airport development project. [7] The land reclamation project for Funadhoo Airport was completed on 27 March 2018. A sum of 21 hectares of land was reclaimed from the west of the island's northern side for the development of domestic airport. [8]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. The Funadhoo Airport has a 1,200-meter-long and 30-meter-wide runway, coupled with a 90-meter taxiway and a 150-meter-long and 50-meter wide apron, [9] Surface: Asphalt, Strength: PCN15/F/B/X/T

Construction is complete on the airport terminal building, but remains ongoing on the fire building and fire pond.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Maldivian Malé

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References

  1. ↑ "Funadhoo Airport Profile | CAPA". Center for Aviation. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Maldives Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome list" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (FND: Funadhoo)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Fly to Funadhoo on Maldivian". Maldivian (airline) . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Airport information for Funadhoo Airport on Search for Travel at Transport Search website.
  6. ↑ Zalif, Zunana (28 January 2020). "Maldivian to begin scheduled flights to Sh. Funadhoo". raajje.mv. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Land reclamation underway for Funadhoo airport project". The Edition. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Land reclamation completed for Funadhoo Airport". Corporate Maldives. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Hussain, Fathimath Aruma (16 January 2020). "Funadhoo Airport to open in February". Sun. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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