Malta International Airport

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Malta International Airport

Malta International Airport (IATA: MLA, ICAO: LMML) is the only airport in Malta and it serves Malta, Gozo and Comino.

Malta International Airport is located in the south east of Malta between the small towns / villages of Luqa and Gudja. It occupies the location of the former RAF Luqa and was completely re-furbished, becoming fully operational as Malta International Airport on 25 March 1992.

Malta International Airport is still referred to by many locals as Luqa Airport, and sometimes as Valletta Airport internationally, as it is located just 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of the Maltese capital Valletta.

Malta International Airport serves as the main hub for Air Malta, though many other airlines also fly to the airport, including many holiday airlines including Thomas Cook. The airport is operated by Malta International Airport plc, a public limited company. It also hosts the Area Control Centre. The airport hosts the annual Malta Air show, visited by military and civil aircraft from various European and other countries.

Malta International Airport has been awarded the title of 'Most Noteworthy Airport for a New Small Budget Programme' by Passenger Terminal World, the international review of airport design, technology, security, operations and management. The airport is classified among the top 15 airports worldwide joined those of Dubai, Brussels, San Francisco, Stockholm, Heathrow, Changi, Barcelona and Vienna, which were also awarded.

The Passenger Terminal World Annual 2010 said of Malta International Airport “When a new terminal can cost US$1.5 billion it is hard to think that many wonderful airports are being developed for a fraction of that sum, but Malta Airport is one such. With its current development programme it is a small airport with big plans – improving the commercial offer, enlarging security and other essential services, and gaining plaudits from the country’s population.”

Malta International Airport Arrivals - Malta International Airport Departures

Air Berlin flights to / from Malta are seasonal: Basel / Mulhouse (from 1 May), Nuremberg (from 1 May)

Air Malta Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Catania, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Istanbul-Atatürk, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Manchester, Milan-Linate, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Reggio Calabria, Rome-Fiumicino, Sofia, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, Vienna, Zürich and seasonal flights to / from: Antalya, Bologna, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bratislava, Bristol, Bucharest-Otopeni, Budapest, Cardiff, Corfu, Damascus, Dubrovnik, Exeter, Girona, Innsbruck, Leipzig/Halle, Ljubljana, Lourdes, Lyon, Marseille, Moscow-Domodedovo, Naples, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Prague, Saint Petersburg, Toulouse, Tunis

Alitalia Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Rome-Fiumicino

Bmibaby Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: East Midlands

EasyJet Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Belfast-International, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rome-Fiumicino

EgyptAir Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Express Cairo

Emirates Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Dubai, Larnaca

Europe Airpost Seasonal flights to / from Malta: Paris-Charles de Gaulle

Finnair Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Helsinki

Iberia operated by Air Nostrum Seasonal scheduled flights to / from Malta: Madrid

Jat Airways Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Belgrade, Tripoli

Jettime Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Billund, Copenhagen

Libyan Airlines Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Tripoli

Lufthansa Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Frankfurt

Luxair Seasonal flights to / from Malta: Luxembourg

Norwegian Air Shuttle Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen

Ryanair Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Bari, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Girona, Leeds/Bradford, London-Luton, Madrid, Marseille, Pisa, Seville, Stockholm-Skavsta, Trapani, Treviso, Valencia and seasonal flights to / from Malta: Billund, Krakow

Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal flights to / from Malta: Stockholm-Arlanda

Sevenair Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Monastir, Tunis

SmartWings Seasonal flights to / from Malta: Prague

Spanair Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: Barcelona

Thomas Cook Airlines Year round holiday flights to / from Malta: Manchester and seasonal flights to / from Malta: East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick

Thomson Airways Year round scheduled flights to / from Malta: London-Gatwick, Manchester and seasonal flights to / from Malta: Birmingham

Transavia.com Seasonal flights to / from Malta: Amsterdam

Travel Service Seasonal flights to / from Malta: Budapest

Vueling Airlines Seasonal flights to / from Malta: Barcelona, Madrid

Malta International Airport To Hotel Transfers

Malta Airport to hotel transfers - Many Malta package holidays include transfers to your hotel but if you are travelling independently you may wish to use the local bus service (if you haven't got a lot of baggage) or get a taxi. If you're staying for a while you might consider hiring a car at the airport. If none of the above are suitable there are a number of transfer companies like MaltaTransfer.com.

Malta International Airport Bus

Malta International Airport is well-served by public transport.

Malta International Airport Bus number 8 leaves Valletta, passing through Floriana, Marsa, Paola, Tarxien, Ghaxaq and Gudja before stopping in front of the air terminal, and vice-versa from the airport to Valletta. Services run as frequently as every twenty minutes. (But don't be surprised if you have to wait much longer - This is Malta!)

There is also an airport to hotel shuttle service that can be pre booked online.

Malta International Airport Taxi

Taxis are available 24 hours a day from the airport to any destination on mainland Malta.

Fixed rates are applicable and pre-paid tickets can be purchased from the ticket booth inside the Malta International Airport Welcomers' Hall on the Arrivals concourse.