Overview
- President Mohamed Muizzu opened the redeveloped facility with India’s Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu attending as the Indian prime minister’s special envoy.
- The redevelopment was financed through an EXIM Bank of India line of credit agreed in 2019 between the two governments.
- A 2,465‑metre runway was commissioned with a Maldivian A320 flight, marking the largest aircraft to land at Hanimaadhoo to date.
- The new terminal spans about 10,380 square metres, is designed to handle roughly 1.3 million passengers annually, and includes the atoll’s first aerobridge.
- Construction cost about USD 136–136.6 million and was executed by India’s JMC Projects, while officials held talks on expanding air connectivity and broader cooperation.