Villa International Airport Facts
Villa International Airport Maamigili also known as 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. Developed and operated by his company, Villa Group, the airport also 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 October 1, 2011 as a domestic airport. In 2013, it was upgraded to international airport standards. Villa Airport was downgraded to domestic status by the government for a period of 23 days in August 2014 over "security concerns". In January 2015, Flyme started seaplane operations out of Villa Airport
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