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Gan International Airport (GIA) (IATA: GAN, ICAO: VRMG) is an international airport located on the island of Gan in Addu Atoll (previously known as Seenu Atoll) in the island nation of the Maldives.[2] As of June 2019, it is one of three international airports in the Maldives.

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Gan International Airport ގަން ބައިނަލްއަޤްވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު
IATA: GAN ICAO: VRMG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Addu International Airport Private Limited
Serves	Addu City, Maldives
Location	Gan, Addu City
Time zone	Maldives Time (MVT) (UTC+5)
Elevation AMSL	2 m / 6 ft
Coordinates	00°41′36″S 073°09′20″E
Website	GanAirport.com
Maps
Map of Addu Atoll in 1976 showing Gan and airfield
GAN/VRMG Location of airport in Gan, Maldives Show map of Maldives GAN/VRMG GAN/VRMG (Indian Ocean) Show map of Indian Ocean
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 3,600[1] 11,811 concrete
Sources: Government of Maldives,[2] DAFIF[3]

History

First built by the Royal Navy (RN) for its Fleet Air Arm (FAA), it was subsequently transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF), becoming Royal Air Force Station Gan, commonly known merely as RAF Gan. It was a British military airbase, used as a staging post for RAF aircraft transiting to the Far East during World War II, until 1976.[1] The first aircraft, an RAF Westland Walrus biplane landed on the crushed coral runway of Gan on 8 February 1943.

In 1976, the RAF left Gan, having no further need for its facilities, and handed it back to the Maldives government. After a period of abandonment, the island and airfield was left to fall into disrepair for many years. Funding was subsequently found to develop the island, and it then became a civilian domestic airport.

Current use

Gan Airport (in its civilian incarnation) was originally run by the Government of Maldives (GoM), with technical assistance from Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) until January 2010. In June 2009, a public enterprise by the name of Gan Airport Company Limited (GACL) was established by H.E. President Mohamed Nasheed as part of GoM's privatisation policy. GACL took over management of Gan Airport in January 2010.

To promote tourism and other economic activity in the south Maldives, a new venture was formed early in 2012 to further develop and expand Gan Airport to international airport standard. A joint venture was formed between GACL, MACL, and State Trading Organization Plc (STO). Renaming to Gan International Airport (GIA), the new venture is Addu International Airport Private Limited (AIA), which now owns and manages Gan International Airport. As of 2020^[update], 70% of AIA is held by the government of Maldives, and 30% by KASA Holdings Private Limited.

Facilities

Gan International Airport is capable of accommodating ICAO code 4E aircraft. The airport lies at an elevation of 6 feet (2 metres) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 10/28, with a concrete surface, previously measuring 2,651 by 45 metres (8,698 by 148 feet) in 2010.[2] As a result of the National Development Plan of the early 1980s, Gan runway was subsequently upgraded and extended in length by 980 metres (3,215 feet) to a total 3,600 by 45 metres (11,811 by 148 feet).[1]

Airlines and destinations

As of July 2019^[update], the following airlines offer regularly scheduled services:

Airlines	Destinations
flydubai	Dubai–International
Maldivian	Malé
SriLankan Airlines	Colombo–Bandaranaike

Statistics

As of February 2019^[update], the only foreign operator to Gan is SriLankan Airlines,[4] using Airbus A320 aircraft.

Incidents and accidents

• On 12 March 2019, a Maldivian Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 suffered a landing gear malfunction, due to which the plane circled around the airport for one hour. The aircraft landed safely, but the landing gear was not fully retracted. This was the first incident to occur in Gan International Airport.

References

External links

Media related to Gan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Gan International Airport (GIA)
• FNS NOTAM search for VRMG
• Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA) — flying training school based at Gan International Airport
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for VRMG at SkyVector
• Accident history for GAN at Aviation Safety Network
• Aerial photograph of Gan airport aircraft parking apron and terminal

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Gan

Der Gan International Airport (IATA-Code: GAN, ICAO-Code: VRMG) ist der zweitgrößte Flughafen der Malediven.

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- [en] Gan International Airport

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[fr] Aéroport international de Gan

L’aéroport international de Gan (code IATA : GAN • code OACI : VRMG), est un aéroport des Maldives. Il est situé sur l'île de Gan dans la zone géographique de l'atoll de Addu et dans la zone administrative de l'atoll de Seenu.

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[it] Aeroporto Internazionale di Gan

L'Aeroporto Internazionale di Gan[2] (IATA: GAN, ICAO: VRMG) è un aeroporto civile definito come internazionale dalle autorità dell'aviazione civile maldiviane e che si trova alle Maldive su Gan, la più meridionale delle isole dell'arcipelago; è situato a 13 chilometri a Sud-est della cittadina di Hithadhoo sulla propaggine più orientale dell'isola, al termine della Link Road. La struttura è operativa 24 ore al giorno ed è dotata di una pista in cemento lunga 2 651 metri con orientamento 10/28.

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[ru] Ган (аэропорт)

Международный аэропорт Ган (ИАТА: GAN, ИКАО: VRMG) — небольшой аэропорт в южной части Мальдивских островов. Расположен на острове Ган (атолл Адду, Мальдивы).

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