Airports / Maldives / NMF
Maafaru International Airport
VRDA / NMFNoonu Atoll, MaldivesELEV 6 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
58 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hanimaadhoo International Airport (HAQ).
Overview
Maafaru International Airport (VRDA / NMF) sits in Noonu Atoll, Maldives, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 6 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NMF has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hanimaadhoo International Airport (HAQ, 58 nm), Velana International Airport (MLE, 98 nm), and Villa International Airport Maamigili (VAM, 146 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NMF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NMF, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VRDA
IATA
NMF
FAA / Local
VRDA
Elevation
6 ft
Coordinates
5.8174° N · 73.4684° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Maldives fields
state range 2–6 ft
At 6 ft, NMF sits lower than 0% of the 7 Maldives fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 58nmHAQHanimaadhoo International AirportHaa Dhaalu Atoll
- 98nmMLEVelana International AirportMalé
- 146nmVAMVilla International Airport MaamigiliMaamigili
- 238nmKDOKadhdhoo AirportKadhdhoo
- 261nmTRVThiruvananthapuram International AirportThiruvananthapuram
- 310nmAGXAgatti AirportAgatti
Location
Open the full mapVRDA · Maafaru International Airport · Noonu Atoll, Maldives