VRMM Airport / MLE Airport / Velana International Airport
Velana International Airport (VIA), also known as Male-Velana International Airport (IATA: MLE, ICAO: VRMM) is the main international airport in the Maldives. It is located on Hulhule Island in the southern Male Atoll (or Kaafu Atoll), nearby the capital island Male. The airport is well connected with major airports around the world, mostly serving as the main gateway into the Maldives for tourists. It is managed financially and administratively by a state owned company known as Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL).