Kulhudhuffushi Airport

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Kulhudhuffushi Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRegional Airports Company Limited
ServesNorthern Maldive Atolls
Location Kulhudhuffushi, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
Elevation  AMSL 3 ft / 1 m
Coordinates 06°37′52″N073°04′00″E / 6.63111°N 73.06667°E / 6.63111; 73.06667
Map
Maledives relief location map.jpg
Airplane silhouette.svg
HDK
Location in Maldives
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
12/301,2204,003Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]

Kulhudhuffushi Airport (IATA : HDK, ICAO : VRBK) is an airport located on the city of Kulhudhuffushi [1] 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]

Contents

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,220 by 30 metres (4,003 ft × 98 ft). [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Maldivian Dharavandhoo, Ifuru, Malé

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for VRBK [usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for HDK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "Scheduled flights to Kulhudhuffushi Airport to begin on Friday". Maldives Times. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  4. "Kulhudhuffushi Airport". Maldives Airports Company Limited. Retrieved 26 January 2024.