VAMVRMV

Villa International Airport Maamigili

Maamigili, Maldives · Asia

Asia Indian/Maldives

2direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

1,800 mLongest runway

2011opened

Villa International Airport Maamigili (IATA: VAM, ICAO: VRMV), also known as Villa-Maamigili Airport, is an airport in the Maldives. It is located on the island of Maamigili in Alif Dhaal Atoll. The airport was developed by Maldivian business tycoon Qasim Ibrahim, who grew up in Maamigili, as a project to develop the infrastructure and facilities of the island. He has started a project to build new runways so planes from abroad visiting his resorts will be able to land directly on this airport, instead of having to stop off at Malé airport. It was developed and operated by his company, Villa Group, on land leased from the government. The airport opened up direct transportation facilities to two of their flagship resorts located on adjacent islands. The opening of the airport coincided with Villa's entry into the aviation industry, the founding of a new airline Villa Air (operating as Flyme), to operate from the airport. The airport opened on 1 October 2011 as a domestic airport. In 2013, it was upgraded to international airport standards. Villa Airport was downgraded to domestic status by the government in August 2014 because of security concerns, but was reinstated as an international airport 23 days later. In January 2015, Flyme started seaplane operations out of Villa Airport.

Location

3.472°N, 72.833°E · 2 m s. n. m. (6 ft)

General data

CountryMaldives

CityMaamigili

IATA codeVAM

ICAO codeVRMV

Coordinates3.472°N, 72.833°E

Elevation2 m s. n. m. (6 ft)

Time zoneIndian/Maldives

Runways1

Longest runway1,800 m

Opened2011

Direct destinations2

Official website

Runways · 1

09/27

Length1,800 m5,906 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

FlyMe

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Villa International Airport Maamigili (VAM). Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAM

MLA

“Villa International Airport Maamigili (VAM).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAM. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_vam,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Villa International Airport Maamigili (VAM)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAM},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAM}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-26},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-26}
}

Wikipedia

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