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 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 length of the runway at Kadhdhoo airport was 762 meters long and 30 m wide.
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.
Kadhdhoo is situated halfway between the airport of Malé and Gan.
Facilitiesedit
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] Airport apron is 105 m x 22 m. Short take-off and landing aircraft whose maximum weight does not exceed 5700 kg can be accommodated.
kadhdhoo, airport, dhivehi, ރޕ, iata, icao, vrmk, domestic, airport, located, island, kadhdhoo, laamu, atoll, maldives, airport, northeast, fonadhoo, ރޕ, iata, kdoicao, vrmksummaryairport, typepublicoperatormaldives, airports, serveshaddhunmathi, atoll, maldiv. Kadhdhoo Airport Dhivehi ކ އ ދ އ އ ރޕ ޓ 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 Kadhdhoo Airportކ އ ދ އ އ ރޕ ޓ IATA KDOICAO VRMKSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorMaldives Airports Co ServesHaddhunmathi Atoll MaldivesLocationKadhdhoo Laamu AtollElevation AMSL4 ft 1 2 mCoordinates01 51 33 N 073 31 19 E 1 85917 N 73 52194 E 1 85917 73 52194Websitehttp kacl aeroMapKDOLocation in MaldivesRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft03 21 1 220 4 003 BituminousSources Airport website 1 DAFIF 2 3 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Airlines and destinations 4 References 5 External linksHistory editExcavation for the runway began on 11 January 1982 and the final layer of the runway was completed on 6 April 1986 The project 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 length of the runway at Kadhdhoo airport was 762 meters long and 30 m wide 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 Male 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 Kadhdhoo is situated halfway between the airport of Male and Gan Facilities editThe 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 Airport apron is 105 m x 22 m Short take off and landing aircraft whose maximum weight does not exceed 5700 kg can be accommodated Airlines and destinations editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message AirlinesDestinationsFlymeDharavandhoo Gan Kaadedhdhoo Kooddoo Maamigili MaleMaldivianGan Kaadedhdhoo Kooddoo MaleReferences edit a b c Kadhdhoo Domestic Airport Facts Maldives Airports Company Limited Archived from the original on 18 November 2009 a b c Airport information for VRMK usurped from DAFIF effective October 2006 Airport information for KDO at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 External links editAeronautical chart and airport information for VRMK at SkyVector Accident history for KDO at Aviation Safety Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kadhdhoo Airport amp oldid 1189079494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
