Gan International Airport

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Gan International Airport
IATA: GAN - ICAO: VRMG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Maldives Airports Co.
Serves		Gan (Seenu Atoll)
Elevation AMSL		6 ft (2 m)
Coordinates		00°41′36″S, 73°09′20″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	8,694	2,652	Concrete

Gan International Airport (IATA: GAN, ICAO: VRMG) is located on the island of Gan in Addu atoll, Maldives.

First built by the British Royal Navy, and transferred to the Royal Air Force as RAF Gan, it was a military airbase used during during World War II and until the 1970s. The British handed it over to the government and it was used as a domestic airport. Recently the airport has been upgraded to international standards in preparation for international flights with the opening of tourist resorts in the area.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Blue Panorama (Milan-Malpensa);
• Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
• Island Aviation Services (Malé);
• Trans Maldivian Airways (Malé)

[edit] External links

• Gan International Airport, from Maldives Airports Co.
• Airport information for VRMG at World Aero Data