Malta International Airport Luqa Airport
IATA: MLA - ICAO: LMML
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Malta International Airport plc
Serves		Malta
Elevation AMSL		300 ft (91 m)
Coordinates		35°51′27″N, 014°28′39″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
06/24	7,799	2,377	Asphalt
14/32	11,627	3,544	Asphalt

The old passenger terminal at Luqa Airport was converted into an air cargo terminal when the completely re-furbished Malta International Airport became fully operational in March 1992.

Malta International Airport (IATA: MLA, ICAO: LMML) is the only airport in Malta, and it serves the whole Maltese Archipelago. It is located between Luqa and Gudja in Malta. It occupies the location of the former RAF Luqa and was completely re-furbished, becoming fully operational on March 25, 1992. It is still referred to by locals as Luqa Airport. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 900 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Malta International Airport Metadata This file... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 900 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Malta International Airport Metadata This file... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 900 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Malta International Airport Metadata This file... A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are loaded or unloaded from ships to land vehicles, for further transport. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Luqa or Ħal Luqa (meaning poplar in Aramaic) is a village located in the south east of Malta (Europe). ... Gudja is a village in Malta with a population of 2,901 (Nov 2005). ... Luqa was an RAF base on Malta during the Second World War. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

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The Airport is fully equipped to international standards, with two runways, and a 40,000 m² terminal complex including spacious check-in, baggage claim and Welcomers' Halls, cafeterias, restaurants, duty-free shops and other retail outlets, offices, stores, and other service areas. Check-in is the process of announcing your arrival at a hotel, airport or sea port. ... Baggage claim area at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. ... A typical duty-free store, at Zurich International Airport Duty-free shops (or stores) are found in the customs zones of International Airports, ports or international means of transport, and do not apply the local/national taxes and duties. ...

Luqa Airport hosts the annual Malta Airshow, visited by military and civil aircraft from various European and other countries (see website).

Operations

Security

MLA boasts state-of-the-art equipment such as a 100% Hold Baggage Screening system capable of processing 1,500 luggage pieces per hour and an ARINC MUSE common check-in system together with a Baggage Reconciliation System.

Air traffic control

(ATC) operations are carried out from a fully equipped control tower / Area Control Centre located between runways 14/32 and 06/24.

Technical information is taken from the airport’s official homepage [1].

Incidents and accidents

• On November 23, 1985, Luqa Airport was the scene of one of the deadliest aircraft hijackings in aviation history.^[1] EgyptAir Flight 648 was forced to land in Malta en–route to Libya. On the agreement of Maltese officials, Egyptian antiterrorist forces were dispatched to deal with the incident. Storming of the Boeing 737 resulted in the death of over 60 passengers^[2] plus several security personnel, aircrew and hijackers.

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Airlines and destinations

• Air Berlin (Nuremberg)
• Air Malta (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin-Tegel, Birmingham, Bristol, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Catania, Cluj Napoca "seasonal" [starts 12 June 2007], Düsseldorf, East Midlands, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Istanbul-Atatürk, Larnaca, Lisbon, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted, Madrid-Barajas, Manchester, Moscow-Domodedovo, Munich, Newcastle, Oslo, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Sofia, Stockholm-Arlanda, Tripoli, Tunis, Venice, Vienna, Zurich)
• Air Mediterranee (Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly)
• Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
• Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
• British Airways
  • operated by GB Airways (London-Gatwick)
• BritishJET (Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds-Bradford, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham)
• Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
• Centralwings (Warsaw) [Starts May 30,2007]
• Cimber Air (Billund)
• Emirates (Dubai, Larnaca)
• First Choice Airways (London-Gatwick)
• Germanwings (Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart)
• Iberia
  • operated by Clickair (Barcelona) [starts summer 2007]
• Jat Airways (Belgrade, Tripoli)
• Libyan Arab Airlines (Tripoli)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Luxair (Luxembourg)
• MyTravel Airways (Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle)
• Scandinavian Airlines System (Stockholm, Goteborg, Copenhagen, Oslo)
• Thomas Cook Airlines (Birmingham, Manchester)
• Thomsonfly (Manchester, Birmingham, London-Gatwick)
• Olympic Airlines (Athens)
• Ryanair (London-Luton, Pisa, Dublin)
• Tuninter (Monastir, Tunis)

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Gallery

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External links

• Malta International Airport
• Air Malta website
• World Aero Data airport information for LMML

References

1. ^ "1985: Commandoes storm hijacked plane", BBC. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. 
2. ^ "After nearly 11 years, EgyptAir hijacker sentenced", CNN, October 7, 1996. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.