Kadhdhoo Airport Airport (Dhivehi: ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް) (IATA: KDO, ICAO: VRMK) is a domestic airport located on the island of Kadhdhoo in Laamu Atoll, Maldives.[1][2] The airport is 3.7 km (2.0 NM) northeast of Fonadhoo.[1]
History
From its initial conception the project ranks among the development
program initiated by His Excellency President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom the
project implementation was supervised by the then Minister of Trade and
Industries-cum-Deputy Minister of Defense and National Security,
Honorable Ilyas Ibrahim.
Special mention has to be made of First Lieutenant Kairu Tuttu Maniku
for his active role in the implementation of the project. Likewise, Mr.
Kun’di Ali Saleem; Mr. Ahmed Mahreen, the senior Maintenance Technician
of the Civil Aviation Authority; Major Shaukath Ibrahim; Lieutenant
Ahmed Zahir; Lance Corporal Gasim Ahmed and Mr. Ranvikka Adam Maniku
then a Staff Sergeant of the National Security Service all made
significant contributions. The Ministry of Defense and National Security
and the State Trading Organization rendered valuable assistance during
the project’s early stages.
Excavation for the runway began on 11 January 1982, and the final layer of the runway was completed on 6 April 1986.
The project was implemented totally using local expertise, and though
it was initiated under the Government’s budget alone, additional
financial assistance was received from outside, notably from the United
Nations Development Program (UNDP), the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries’ Fund (OPEC Fund).
The first aircraft to land at Kadhdhoo airport was an Air Maldives
Sky van flight on 10 December 1986. His Excellency the President of
Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom opened this airport. The length of the
runway at Kadhdhoo airport was 762 meters.
When the Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom assumed office in
1978, some of the most pressing problems faced by the country were the
immense difficulty involved in traveling between Malé and the outlying
islands and the adverse effects in the Maldivian fishing industry due to
illegal entry of foreign fishing vessels into the Maldivian territorial
waters.
As a step to solve the aforementioned problems, it was decided by the
present government to enact air links between Malé and four other vital
regions.
Kadhdhoo is an approximately large island situated halfway between the airport of Malé and Gan.
Kadhdhoo Airport in a glance. Type of airport: Domestic Estimated
load clarification no: 50 Runway Length: 762m Runway Width: 30m Apron:
105m x 22m Taxi-way 42m x 15m Largest aircraft that can be accommodated:
Short take-off and landing aircraft whose maximum weight does not
exceed 5700 kg.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 4 feet (1.2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with a bituminous surface measuring 1,220 by 30 metres (4,003 ft × 98 ft).[2]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Maldivian | Gan, Male, Kaadedhdhoo, Kooddoo Airport |
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