South Ari Atoll · 03°28.5′N 72°50.2′E
Maamigili
An island with its own runway.
Home to Villa International Airport Maamigili, so it is one of the few places in Ari reachable by landplane as well as seaplane. The southern reef here sits inside the whale-shark marine protected area.
Seaplane or boatOne of several good ways to arrive
Your route
About 40 minutes, airport to harbour.
- Take off
- Velana International (MLE)Noovilu Seaplane Terminal
- Likely landing
- LUX* South Ari Atollresort lagoon, South Ari Atoll
- Flight
- ~30 min104.3 km · 56 NM, estimated
- Boat
- ~10 min7 km from the platform
- Bearing
- 224° SW59.7 NM from Malé as the crow flies
- Other ways
- Domestic flight from Malé to Maamigili (VAM), or speedboat around 2 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
- LUX* South Ari Atoll7 km away · ~30 min flight
- NH Maldives Kuda Rah13.7 km away · ~30 min flight
- Machchafushi Island Resort & Spa Maldives, The Centara Collection14.1 km away · ~30 min flight
- Radisson Blu Resort Maldives15.1 km away · ~35 min flight
- Outrigger Maafushivaru Maldives16.3 km away · ~30 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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