Airport in the Maldives is located on an artificial island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Located on the island Hulule next door to the capital city of Maldives, Male. The largest airport in the country and the only international is different, which is located on the long, narrow island, and the runway starts and ends right at the water. The airport was opened October 19, 1960. The first runway (914 by 22 meters), was paved with steel plates. In May 1964 the government decided to replace Male coating on the asphalt. Removing the old coating was carried out in four groups of local residents who competed for the prize money in 1000 Maldivian rufy. The new runway was opened on 12 April 1966. November 11, 1981 the airport was inaugurated under the name "Male International Airport." July 26th, 2011 airport is officially called "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport" in honor of the second president of the country. The main terminal for international flights: