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Malta International Airport

international airport in Luqa, Malta
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Malta International Airport
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Summary

Malta International Airport is an international airport[1]. It draws 3,253 Wikipedia views per month (international airport category, ranking #156 of 1,156).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Luqa[3]
  • Country: Malta[4]
  • Instance of: airport[5], commercial traffic aerodrome[6]
  • Owned by: Malta International Airport[7]
  • Operator: Malta International Airport[8]
  • Named after: Malta[9], Luqa[10], Valletta[11]
  • IATA airport code: MLA[12]
  • ICAO airport code: LMML[13]
  • Commons category: Malta International Airport[14]
  • Runway: 05/23[15], 13/31[16]
  • Coordinate location: 35.8575, 14.4775[17]
  • Official website: https://www.maltairport.com/[18]
  • Place served by transport hub: Malta[19], Valletta[20]
  • Replaces: RAF Luqa[21]
  • Date of official opening: March 31, 1958[22]
  • Native label: Ajruport Internazzjonali ta' Malta[23]
  • Different from: Malta Airport[24]
  • Elevation above sea level: 300[25]
  • Aerodrome reference point: 35.8575, 14.4775[26]
  • Patronage: 132,658[27], 137,469[28], 196,913[29], 245,480[30], 250,785[31], 258,838[32], 326,076[33], 364,650[34], 313,095[35], 239,435[36], 148,483[37], 115,768[38], 109,906[39], 123,089[40]

Why It Matters

Malta International Airport has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Related Entities

Malta Valletta

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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