New runway at Hanimaadhoo Airport to be operational on Sunday

Upon completion of the Hanimaadhoo Airport expansion project, the runway will be extended from its current 600 meters to a 2.7 km.

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(FILE) New runway at Hanimaadhoo Airport: when the airport expansion project is complete, Hanimaadhoo Aiprot can attend to 1.3 billion visitors annually -- Photo: RACL

Lamya Abdulla

2024-01-24 18:37:57

Regional Airports Company Limited (RACL) said that the new runway at Hanimaadhoo Airport will be operational from Sunday next week.

According to the company, after completing 1.2 km of the new runway in November last year under the Indian-funded project, it will open that portion, as part of the new runway overlaps with the existing runway.

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