Malta International Airport

Malta International Airport in Gudja, Malta, is the only airport on the island. Although it carries the official name of ?Malta International Airport,? it is more commonly known by the locals as ?The Luqa Airport?. The IATA code for the airport is MLA whereas its ICAO identifier is LMML.

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Gudja - Malta

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Perhaps one main point which differentiates the Malta International Airport is the fact that while most airports serve large cities, MIA serves the whole Maltese Archipelago. It is often mistakenly referred to by the foreign press as 'Valletta Airport,' despite the fact that Floriana, Blata-Bajda, Hamrun, Marsa, and Santa Lucia all lie between Valletta and MIA, which is actually located between Luqa and Gudja. The distance from Valetta to the Luqa airport is about seven kilometres.

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The airport is fully equipped to international standards. It has two runways, one being 3544 meters long by 60 meters wide and the other 2377 by 45 meters wide. The 40,000 m² terminal complex houses the Departure and Arrival Halls, with spacious Check-In, Baggage Reclaim and Welcomers' Halls, cafeterias, restaurants, tax-free shops, and other retail outlets, offices, stores, and other service areas. A particularity of the complex is the presence of an additional tax-free shop for passengers arriving in Malta rather than departing.

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The Malta International Airport also has special facilities for business travellers. It has three executive lounges as well as a separate, exclusive VVIP building for Heads of States and diplomats.

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Outside of the terminal, one finds a 50,000 m² parking area for visitors, travellers, and car hire agencies.

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