Flights to Male (MLE)

Last updated: Oct 3, 2026

Velana International Airport occupies almost the whole of Hulhulé Island, next to the Maldivian capital Malé. The runway runs from one end of the island to the other, with lagoon on both sides.

Right now there are 70 airports in 30 countries connected to Male, 7 of them domestic, with 80 airlines flying scheduled passenger traffic.

Male's longest nonstop connection is Melbourne (MEL), 5,388 miles, offered by Maldivian.

Nearly every visitor to the Maldives lands here and then continues by speedboat or seaplane, which is why the airport hosts one of the largest seaplane operations in the world.

Airlines serving Male

Maldivian25 destinations
Zanair9 destinations
Aviation Starlink6 destinations
Neos6 destinations
IndiGo5 destinations
KLM4 destinations
Air France3 destinations
Delta Air Lines3 destinations
Flynas3 destinations
Qatar Airways3 destinations

X13 destinations
Air Astana2 destinations
Air India2 destinations
Air Mauritius2 destinations
Austrian Airlines2 destinations
British Airways2 destinations
China Eastern Airlines2 destinations
China Southern Airlines2 destinations
Chongqing Airlines2 destinations
Condor2 destinations

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Popular routes to Male

The places connected to Male on the most scheduled services, busiest first.

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Popular routes with a stopover

Aside from the non-stop routes above, reaching Male from these popular places requires a connection:

Information on Points & Miles

Distance matters when booking with points and miles: several loyalty programs price award flights in distance bands. Each list below adds the non-stop routes to Male not already shown in a shorter great-circle distance band.

Which places within 500 miles can reach Male non-stop?

Cochin (COK)456 mi
Colombo (CMB)483 mi

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Which places within 1,000 miles can reach Male non-stop?

Bangalore (BLR)684 mi
Hyderabad (HYD)960 mi

Which places within 2,000 miles can reach Male non-stop?

Bangkok (DMK)1,963 mi
Bangkok (BKK)1,967 mi

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Which places within 3,000 miles can reach Male non-stop?

Doha (DOH)2,057 mi
Singapore (SIN)2,111 mi
Manama (BAH)2,149 mi
Riyadh (RUH)2,287 mi
Kunming (KMG)2,414 mi
Tashkent (TAS)2,575 mi
Jeddah (JED)2,600 mi
Chengdu (TFU)2,692 mi

Almaty (ALA)2,714 mi
Baku (GYD)2,901 mi
Hong Kong (HKG)2,976 mi

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Which places within 4,000 miles can reach Male non-stop?

Which places within 5,000 miles can reach Male non-stop?

Sofia (SOF)4,056 mi
Moscow (SVO)4,093 mi
Bari (BRI)4,327 mi
Warsaw (WAW)4,460 mi
Vienna (VIE)4,513 mi
Rome (FCO)4,563 mi
Prague (PRG)4,663 mi
Verona (VRN)4,701 mi

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Which places within 6,000 miles can reach Male non-stop?

Paris (CDG)5,143 mi
London (LHR)5,306 mi
Melbourne (MEL)5,388 mi

Long-haul flights to Male

Long-haul routes are usually flown by a wide-body aircraft, and the cabin you book matters more the longer you are in it — which is also where award points go furthest. These are the non-stop routes to Male of 3,000 miles or more.

Melbourne (MEL)5,388 mi
London (LHR)5,306 mi
Paris (CDG)5,143 mi
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA)4,900 mi
Zurich (ZRH)4,849 mi
Milan (MXP)4,806 mi
Verona (VRN)4,701 mi
Prague (PRG)4,663 mi
Rome (FCO)4,563 mi
Vienna (VIE)4,513 mi

Warsaw (WAW)4,460 mi
Bari (BRI)4,327 mi
Moscow (SVO)4,093 mi
Sofia (SOF)4,056 mi
Arnavutkoy (IST)3,768 mi
Beijing (PEK)3,648 mi
Shanghai (PVG)3,642 mi
Beijing (PKX)3,620 mi
Novosibirsk (OVB)3,548 mi
Astana (NQZ)3,238 mi

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Flights to Male (MLE) by country

Male has nonstop connections with 6 airports in China: Hong Kong (HKG), Chengdu (TFU), Shanghai (PVG), Beijing (PKX), Kunming (KMG), and Beijing (PEK). These routes are served by Asia Atlantic Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines (SkyTeam), Hong Kong Airlines, Maldivian, and Sichuan Airlines.
China6 destinations
Male has nonstop connections with 6 airports in India: Mumbai (BOM), New Delhi (DEL), Bangalore (BLR), Cochin (COK), Trivandrum (TRV), and Hyderabad (HYD). These routes are served by Air France (SkyTeam), Air India (Star Alliance), IndiGo, KLM (SkyTeam), Maldivian, Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance), and X1.
India6 destinations
Male has nonstop connections with 4 airports in Italy: Rome (FCO), Milan (MXP), Verona (VRN), and Bari (BRI). These routes are served by Air Serbia, Alitalia (Star Alliance), Aviation Starlink, Neos, and Zanair.
Italy4 destinations
Male has nonstop connections with 4 airports in United Arab Emirates: Dubai (DXB), Sharjah (SHJ), Abu Dhabi (AUH), and Jebel Ali (DWC). These routes are served by Air Arabia, Air Mauritius, Asiana Airlines (Star Alliance), Aviation Starlink, Condor, EgyptAir (Star Alliance), Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance), Etihad Airways, flydubai, Kuwait Airways, Oman Air (Oneworld), and Zanair.
United Arab Emirates4 destinations
Male has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Kazakhstan: Almaty (ALA) and Astana (NQZ). These routes are served by Air Astana.
Kazakhstan2 destinations
Male has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Russian Federation: Moscow (SVO) and Novosibirsk (OVB). These routes are served by Aeroflot (SkyTeam), S7 Airlines, and Zanair.
Russian Federation2 destinations
Male has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah (JED) and Riyadh (RUH). These routes are served by Aviation Starlink, Flynas, Saudia (SkyTeam), and Zanair.
Saudi Arabia2 destinations
Male has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Thailand: Bangkok (DMK) and Bangkok (BKK). These routes are served by Bangkok Airways, Etihad Airways, Finnair (Oneworld), Galeyr Airline, Maldivian, Qatar Airways (Oneworld), Thai AirAsia, and Thai Airways (Star Alliance).
Thailand2 destinations
Male has a nonstop connection with Melbourne (MEL) in Australia, served by Maldivian.
Australia1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Vienna (VIE) in Austria, served by Austrian Airlines (Star Alliance).
Austria1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Baku (GYD) in Azerbaijan, served by Azerbaijan Airlines.
Azerbaijan1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Manama (BAH) in Bahrain, served by Flynas, Gulf Air, and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Bahrain1 destination

Male has a nonstop connection with Dhaka (DAC) in Bangladesh, served by Maldivian and US-Bangla Airlines.
Bangladesh1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Sofia (SOF) in Bulgaria, served by Galeyr Airline.
Bulgaria1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Prague (PRG) in Czechia, served by Neos.
Czechia1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Paris (CDG) in France, served by Air France (SkyTeam), Delta Air Lines (SkyTeam), KLM (SkyTeam), and Zanair.
France1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) in Germany, served by Austrian Airlines (Star Alliance), Brussels Airlines (Star Alliance), Condor, Discover Airlines (Star Alliance), Lufthansa (Star Alliance), and Swiss International Air Lines (Star Alliance).
Germany1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Kuala Lumpur (KUL) in Malaysia, served by AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld), and Malindo Airways.
Malaysia1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Warsaw (WAW) in Poland, served by Neos.
Poland1 destination
Male has a nonstop connection with Doha (DOH) in Qatar, served by Alaska Airlines (Oneworld), American Airlines (Oneworld), British Airways (Oneworld), Finnair (Oneworld), Iberia (Oneworld), JetBlue, Kenya Airways (SkyTeam), LATAM Chile, Oman Air (Oneworld), Qatar Airways (Oneworld), and Rwandair.
Qatar1 destination

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Seasonal and upcoming routes to Male

Not flying yet

Rome (FCO)Starts Oct 4, 2026
Zurich (ZRH)Starts Oct 4, 2026
Bangkok (BKK)Starts Oct 7, 2026
Jebel Ali (DWC)Starts Oct 9, 2026
Astana (NQZ)Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026
Almaty (ALA)Oct 16, 2026 – Mar 27, 2027
Verona (VRN)Starts Oct 25, 2026
Baku (GYD)Oct 26, 2026 – Mar 27, 2027

Novosibirsk (OVB)Oct 30, 2026 – Mar 26, 2027
Warsaw (WAW)Nov 2, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026
Prague (PRG)Nov 5, 2026 – Dec 24, 2026
Sofia (SOF)Nov 6, 2026 – Mar 26, 2027
Hyderabad (HYD)Dec 2, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
Paris (CDG)Starts Dec 19, 2026
Hong Kong (HKG)Starts Jan 16, 2027
Bari (BRI)Feb 13, 2027 – Feb 13, 2027

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Ending before the rest

Beijing (PKX)Through Mar 24, 2027
Tashkent (TAS)Through Mar 26, 2027
Vienna (VIE)Through Apr 26, 2027

The other 34 routes are scheduled across the whole window the feed publishes.

Airline alliances to Male

SkyTeam12 destinations
Star Alliance10 destinations
Oneworld7 destinations

Award programs that reach Male

How many of these places each program's airlines fly to Male from. Reach, not award availability — that is a live fare question this schedule feed cannot answer.

Club Premier12 destinations
Delta SkyMiles12 destinations
Flying Blue12 destinations
SAS EuroBonus12 destinations
Virgin Atlantic12 destinations
Aeroplan10 destinations
All Nippon Airways10 destinations
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands10 destinations
LifeMiles10 destinations
Lufthansa Miles & More10 destinations

Singapore KrisFlyer10 destinations
TAP Miles&Go10 destinations
Turkish Miles&Smiles10 destinations
United MileagePlus10 destinations
Alaska Atmos Rewards7 destinations
American Airlines7 destinations
British Airways7 destinations
Cathay Pacific7 destinations
Finnair Plus7 destinations
Iberia Plus7 destinations

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Intercontinental flights to Male

Non-stop flights to Male from Europe

Aeroflot (SkyTeam) links Male nonstop with Moscow (SVO).

Air France (SkyTeam) links Male nonstop with Paris (CDG).

Air Serbia links Male nonstop with Rome (FCO).

Alitalia (Star Alliance) links Male nonstop with Rome (FCO).

Austrian Airlines (Star Alliance) links Male nonstop with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) and Vienna (VIE).

Aviation Starlink links Male nonstop with Zurich (ZRH) and Milan (MXP).

British Airways (Oneworld) links Male nonstop with London (LHR).

Brussels Airlines (Star Alliance) links Male nonstop with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA).

Condor links Male nonstop with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA).

Delta Air Lines (SkyTeam) links Male nonstop with London (LHR) and Paris (CDG).

Discover Airlines (Star Alliance) links Male nonstop with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA).

Edelweiss Air (Star Alliance) links Male nonstop with Zurich (ZRH).

Galeyr Airline links Male nonstop with Sofia (SOF).

Iberia (Oneworld) links Male nonstop with London (LHR).

KLM (SkyTeam) links Male nonstop with Paris (CDG).

Lufthansa (Star Alliance) links Male nonstop with Zurich (ZRH) and Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA).

Neos links Male nonstop with Rome (FCO), Milan (MXP), Verona (VRN), Prague (PRG), Warsaw (WAW), and Bari (BRI).

S7 Airlines links Male nonstop with Novosibirsk (OVB).

Scandinavian Airlines (SkyTeam) links Male nonstop with London (LHR).

Swiss International Air Lines (Star Alliance) links Male nonstop with Zurich (ZRH) and Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA).

Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance) links Male nonstop with Arnavutkoy (IST).

Virgin Atlantic (SkyTeam) links Male nonstop with London (LHR).

WestJet links Male nonstop with London (LHR).

Zanair links Male nonstop with London (LHR), Zurich (ZRH), Milan (MXP), Moscow (SVO), and Paris (CDG).

Non-stop flights to Male from Oceania

Maldivian links Male nonstop with Melbourne (MEL).

Domestic flights to Male

Alternative airports near Male

Maamigili (VAM)69 mi / 111 km
Ifuru (IFU)110 mi / 177 km
Kadhdhoo (KDO)161 mi / 259 km
Haa Dhaalu Atoll (HAQ)178 mi / 286 km
Huvadhu Atoll (KDM)259 mi / 417 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the official name of airport MLE?

The airport's official name is Male International Airport. On Roame and most flight schedules, you will find it under the code MLE.

What is the airport code for Male International Airport?

The IATA airport code for Male International Airport is MLE. Enter MLE in Flightmap whenever you want to use this exact airport.

Where is Male International Airport (MLE)?

Male International Airport serves Male, Maldives. Flightmap uses the airport's exact coordinates, so nearby airports and route distances stay tied to MLE, not just the broader city.

How can I explore flights to Male (MLE)?

Open the map with Anywhere as your starting point and MLE as the destination. Each result keeps the route pointed toward Male, and you can narrow it by airline, alliance, aircraft, mileage program, and nonstop service.

Does Flightmap show direct and connecting flights to Male?

Yes. Flightmap separates nonstop routes from destinations that need a connection, and the Nonstop only control lets you focus on direct service to MLE.

Can I look for award flights to Male (MLE)?

Yes. When Roame has observed award availability for a route to MLE, signed-in members can see the lowest points price by cabin and the related carrier fees, then continue to the full award search.