Vaavu Atoll · 03°28.3′N 73°32.8′E
Felidhoo
The capital of the least populated atoll.
Vaavu has the smallest population of any atoll, and Felidhoo is its capital - an unhurried place surrounded by some of the country's most dramatic underwater topography.
Seaplane or boatOne of several good ways to arrive
Your route
About 30 minutes, airport to harbour.
- Take off
- Velana International (MLE)Noovilu Seaplane Terminal
- Likely landing
- Cinnamon Velifushi Maldivesresort lagoon, Vaavu Atoll
- Flight
- ~25 min77 km · 42 NM, estimated
- Boat
- ~5 min3.6 km from the platform
- Bearing
- 179° S43.2 NM from Malé as the crow flies
- Other ways
- Speedboat from Malé, around 1.5 hours.
The operator decides which lagoon each rotation uses, so yours may differ; it is confirmed with your slot the day before. Times are our estimates from real positions: flight at a Twin Otter's cruise plus taxi, boat at about 40 km/h.
Other lagoons within reach
- Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives3.6 km away · ~25 min flight
- NAKAI Alimatha Resort Maldives14.6 km away · ~20 min flight
- NAKAI Dhiggiri Resort20.4 km away · ~20 min flight
- Filitheyo Island Resort63.6 km away · ~35 min flight
- Medhufushi Island Resort65.1 km away · ~40 min flight
Gate 03 · Plan your flight
Build your boarding pass.
Choose an island and tell us when you land. We work out the likely lagoon, the flight and the boat, check it against the daylight cut-off, and send it to a real person who books it for you.
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