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Malta International Airport

Malta International Airport
Airport information
IATAMLA
ICAOLMML
Airport typePublic
OwnerMalta International Airport plc
ServesMalta
LocationLuqa
HubAir Malta, Ryanair
Elevation91 m (300 ft)
Statistics2010
Passengers3,290,000 (+)
Aircraft movements28,936 (+)
Cargo kg (lb)16843900 kg

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Malta International Airport is the only airport in Malta and it serves the whole Maltese Archipelago. It is located between Luqa and Gudja. It occupies the location of the former RAF Luqa and was completely re-furbished, becoming fully operational on 25 March 1992. It is still referred to by locals as Luqa Airport, and sometimes as Valletta Airport internationally, as it is located 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of the Maltese capital Valletta.

The airport serves as the main hub for Air Malta, though many other airlines also fly to the airport, including many holiday airlines. The airport is operated by Malta International Airport plc, a public limited company. It also hosts the Area Control Centre. The airport hosts the annual Malta Airshow, visited by military and civil aircraft from various European and other countries.

On 4 March 2010, Ryanair announced the reaching of a 5-year agreement to make Malta International Airport its 41st base. One aircraft was based as of 17 May 2010.

MIA's core air terminal operations include general passenger services, and the operation of an extensive range of retail services at the airport, airside and landside shops, restaurants and other outlets, which are all operated on concession agreements. MIA also leases office space to airlines and other travel related operators at the airport. Malta International Airport is a member of the ACI-EUROPE (Airports Council International - Europe) and a number of company officials sit on specialised committees and working groups within this council.

In 2010 Malta International Airport was awarded the title of "Most Noteworthy Airport for a New Small Budget Programme" by Passenger Terminal World

Malta International Airport Video

Landing at Malta International Airport flying over Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta Freeport and the village of Birzebbuga.
1.78 min. | 4.09 user rating		 wing view of an A320 taking off from malta international airport rwy 14 to gatwick. ps. the camera stabilization option is switched on and he took quite alot of the runway to take off!
3.32 min. | 4.42 user rating		 19th March 2011 - The Lufthansa Airbus A380 visits Malta International Airport for the first time! This amazing aircraft performed a touch and go before landing, also coming back for a low fly pass after take-off!
7.30 min. | 4.96 user rating		 Virtual landing of Air Malta Airbus A319 at Malta International Airport as seen from the right wing/right passenger window. From final approach over Malta Freeport right up till taxi to gate 2. Scenery is Aerosoft Islands of Malta. Yes, I didn't use the flaps! :)
3.08 min. | 2.9 user rating		 A short Video showing the Departures area at the Malta international airport and also some of the Air Malta planes on the airstrip
1.05 min. | 0 user rating
These are the first batch of RSAF Typhoons that arrived at Malta on the delivery flight from the UK to Saudi Arabia on 24/06/2009. They performed a low altitude + high speed formation pass, touch & go and landing. Please comment and rate.
2.95 min. | 4.69 user rating		 FSX Sudan Airways Airbus A310-300 Landing at Malta International Airport turbulenceFSX flight simulator X fs genesis Horn of Africa Sudan Airways landing addons Port Sudan Khartoum Omdurman Nile Red Sea Sawakin turbulence manual landing The Umbria Shaab Rumi Beja Hay Al Arab Hilal Merreikh Fraps Windows movie maker Malta Valletta اÙسÙدا٠بÙرتسÙدا٠اÙخرطÙ٠اÙدرÙا٠سÙاÙ٠اÙجزÙرة Ø­ÙÙا ح٠اÙعرب اÙÙÙا٠اÙÙرÙØ® اÙخطÙØ· اÙجÙÙØ© اÙسÙداÙÙØ© سÙداÙÙ٠جÙÙب اÙÙاد٠اÙبحر اÙاحÙر اÙÙÙ٠اÙبجا اÙÙÙÙاÙÙب ÙاÙتا ÙاÙطا
8.67 min. | 3.71 user rating		 Flightinfo: - Flight KM 353 - Airbus A319-100 - 9H-AEH - Seat 18F
5.88 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The 3rd batch of Saudi AF Typhoons departing from the Malta International Airport on the 17th October 2009.
1.00 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Malta International Airport departures lounge was brought to a musical surprise yesterday 19th March 2010 when some 20 -30 people starting dancing to music provided by the Airport officials.
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Record March traffic at airport - DI-VE Tweet this news
DI-VE--by di-ve.com - [email protected] A record number of passengers passed through the -Malta International Airport- last month, brought about by a record seat capacity. Passenger movements reached 240360, an increase of 16.4% over last year's fi - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:12:57 GMT+00:00
Negative sentiment prevails on the MSE - Malta Business Weekly Tweet this news
Malta Business Weekly---Malta International Airport- plc shares recouped some of last month's decline, as its share price recovered 1.14 per cent to close the month at EUR1.77. A volume of 125111 shares were exchanged over 52 trades. RS2 Software plc - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:24:48 GMT+00:00
RS2 share price rallies by 42.9% - Times of Malta Tweet this news
Times of Malta--The other active equity was -Malta International Airport- plc. MIA's equity eased by 0.2% this morning to close at the €1.755 level despite yesterday's announcement of record passenger movements during March. The statistics rev - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:40:09 GMT+00:00
Court: Accused of importing heroin - Malta Independent Online Tweet this news
Malta Independent Online--Mr Zdorovcevas, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, was caught with the drugs at -Malta International Airport- shortly after landing on a flight from Brussels. Customs officials found the drugs hidden in a compartment in one of - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:07:17 GMT+00:00
Malta poised to benefit from turmoil in Libya - The National Tweet this news
The National--Mubadala Development, a strategic investment company owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, also has interests through SR Technics, which has an aircraft maintenance facility at -Malta International Airport-. "Clearly the Libyan situati - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:57:15 GMT+00:00
Significant volumes in Malta Government Stocks - Times of Malta Tweet this news
Times of Malta--The share price of -Malta International Airport- plc was unchanged at the €1.76 level today as a further 2230 shares changed hands. The airport operator is scheduled to hold its annual general meeting on May 5. Meanwhile this week MIA is - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:23:27 GMT+00:00
Air Malta's suppliers 'have to pull their weight' - Times of Malta Tweet this news
Times of Malta--“At the end of the day, this is not a plan for Ernst & Young but a plan for Air Malta.” It has been claimed that exorbitant charges by -Malta International Airport- are crippling Air Malta and that other airlines are able to co - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:46:15 GMT+00:00
Share Index at a 5-month low - Times of Malta Tweet this news
Times of Malta--The share price of -Malta International Airport- plc traded lower for the first time since turning ex-div on 1 April. MIA's equity retreated by 0.6% to the €1.76 level on low volumes of 2000 shares. The airport operator is scheduled - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:35:20 GMT+00:00
GHM attracts large yachts - Malta Independent Online Tweet this news
Malta Independent Online--Besides featuring almost everything that can be offered on a private motor yacht, SAMAR comes complete with a helipad and its own helicopter which launched this afternoon flying past Fort St Angelo on its way to -Malta Internatio - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:09:58 GMT+00:00
MIA outperforms parent company with one-sixth of the passengers - Malta Independent Online Tweet this news
Malta Independent Online--While -Malta International Airport- announced just days ago a 20% growth in profit on 3.3 million passengers, its parent company, Flughafen Wien Group on Thursday reported profit growth of 3.2% on 19.7 million passengers. With an - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:06:59 GMT+00:00

Airlines Destinations
Air BerlinSeasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Nuremberg
Air MaltaAmsterdam, Antalya, Athens, Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Catania, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Hanover, Istanbul-Atatürk, Izmir, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Manchester, Milan-Linate, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Reggio Calabria, Rome-Fiumicino, Sofia, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, Tripoli [resumes 1 September], Vienna, Zürich
Seasonal: Bologna, Bournemouth, Bristol, Bucharest-Otopeni, Budapest, Cardiff, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Exeter, Gibraltar, Girona, Innsbruck, Leipzig/Halle, Ljubljana, Lourdes, Lyon, Marseille, Moscow-Domodedovo, Naples, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Prague
AlitaliaRome-Fiumicino
BmibabyEast Midlands
EasyJetBelfast-International, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rome-Fiumicino
EgyptAir ExpressCairo
Emirates (airline)Emirates
Europe AirpostSeasonal: Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Iberia (airline)Iberia operated by Air Nostrum
JettimeBillund, Copenhagen
Libyan AirlinesTripoli
LufthansaFrankfurt, Munich
LuxairSeasonal: Luxembourg
Norwegian Air ShuttleCopenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen
RyanairBari, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Dublin, Eindhoven, Girona, London-Luton, Madrid, Marseille, Pisa, Seville, Stockholm-Skavsta, Trapani, Treviso, Valencia
Seasonal: Billund, Edinburgh, Glasgow Prestwick, Krakow, Leeds/Bradford
Scandinavian AirlinesSeasonal: Stockholm-Arlanda
SevenairMonastir, Tunis
SmartWingsSeasonal: Prague
SpanairBarcelona
Thomas Cook AirlinesManchester
Seasonal: East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick
Thomson AirwaysLondon-Gatwick, Manchester
Seasonal: Birmingham
Transavia.comSeasonal: Amsterdam
Travel Service (Hungary)Travel Service
TuninterDjerba [begins 1 July], Tunis
Vueling AirlinesSeasonal: Barcelona, Madrid

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
05/237,799 (2,377)Asphalt
13/3111,627 (3,544)Asphalt

Busiest International Routes out of Malta International Airport (2010)
Rank Airport Passengers handled % Change (vs 2009)
1 London Gatwick Airport 288,534 (-)6.36
2 Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport 231,432 (+)37.95
3 London Heathrow Airport 197,182 (-)1.51
4 Manchester Airport 182,097 (-)4.49
5 Frankfurt Airport 181,459 (-)3.08
6 Munich Airport 108,039 (+)9.78
7 London Luton Airport 98,307 (-)6.99
8 Malpensa Airport 81,801 (+)54.65
9 Catania-Fontanarossa Airport 74,840 (-)8.68
10 Brussels Airport 73,249 (+)4.32

Top 10 Passenger Airlines out of Malta International Airport (2010)
Rank Airline Aircraft Movements % Change (vs 2009)
1 Air Malta 15,939 (-)0.24
2 Ryanair 4,815 (+)55.02
3 EasyJet 2,326 (+)79.48
4 Lufthansa 747 (-)1.19
5 Emirates 736 (+)0.27
6 Alitalia 728 (-)0.27
7 Libyan Airlines 475 (+)52.73
8 Vueling Airlines 336 (+)13.51
9 Thomas Cook Airlines 320 (-)2.44
10 EgyptAir 292 (+)39.05

Top 5 Airlines out of Malta International Airport (2010)
Rank Airline Passengers 2010 Passengers 2009 Change % Change
1 Air Malta 1,681,197 1,638,641 (+)42,556 (+)2.6%
2 Ryanair 675,637 444.527 (+)231,110 (+)52%
3 easyJet 303,000 182,821 (+)120,179 (+)66%
4 Lufthansa 111,125 113,320 (-)-2,195 (-)2%
5 Emirates 95,660 110,161 (-)-14,501 (-)13%
6 Others 190,107 225,803 (-)-35,696 (-)16%
Total All Airlines 3,293,527 2,918,664 (+)374,863 (+)12.8%

Bus :
Route Number Route (& vice versa) Frequency
X1 Airport - Marsa Park & Ride - Pembroke Park & Ride - Mellieħa - Ċirkewwa Every 60 mins.
X2 Airport - Paola - Marsa Park & Ride - Mater Dei - San Ġiljan (St Julians) Every 30 mins.
X3 Airport - Paola - Marsa Park & Ride - Birkirkara - Attard - Rabat - Mosta - Buġibba Every 30 mins.
X4 Valletta - Marsa Park & Ride - Airport - Birżebbuġa Every 15 mins.

Bus :
Route Number Route (& vice versa) Frequency
117 Airport - Ħal Kirkop - Ħal Safi - Żurrieq - Qrendi - Mqabba - Airport Every 30 mins.
118 Airport - Mqabba - Qrendi - Żurrieq - Ħal Kirkop - Airport Every 30 mins.
120 Paola - Santa Luċija - Airport - Ħal Luqa - Marsa Park & Ride - St Vincent de Paul - Ħal Farruġ Every 30 mins.
135 Airport - Gudja - Bir id-Deheb - Żejtun - Marsaskala Every 30 mins.
201 Airport - Żurrieq - Blue Grotto - Siġġiewi - Dingli - Rabat - Baħrija Every 60 mins.

Bus :
Route Number Route (& vice versa)
N71 San Ġiljan (St Julians) - Paola - Airport - Żurrieq - Qrendi - Mqabba
N72 San Ġiljan (St Julians) - Paola - Ħal Tarxien - Żejtun - Bir id-Deheb - Gudja - Airport



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