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aptype=Mixed-Use Commercial| | aptype=Mixed-Use Commercial| | ||
website=http://www.maltairport.com/| | website=http://www.maltairport.com/| | ||
mapurl=http:// | mapurl=http://www.geocities.com/bigshotsmalta/mlamap.jpg| | ||
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atctower=135.100MHz| | atctower=135.100MHz| | ||
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After Malta's independence RAF Luqa was developed as a commercial airport and today it is Malta's only airport for fixed-wing aircraft. It has two runways. Runway 14/32, the longer one at 3.5 km, is normally used for commercial passenger traffic while runway 06/24 (length 2.4 km) is used mainly by light aircraft. MLA is the venue of the Malta International Airshow which is held in late September each year. | After Malta's independence RAF Luqa was developed as a commercial airport and today it is Malta's only airport for fixed-wing aircraft. It has two runways. Runway 14/32, the longer one at 3.5 km, is normally used for commercial passenger traffic while runway 06/24 (length 2.4 km) is used mainly by light aircraft. MLA is the venue of the Malta International Airshow which is held in late September each year. | ||
The volume of traffic at MLA is limited by comparison to major airports in large countries | The volume of traffic at MLA is obviously limited by comparison to major airports in large countries. Photographers who are planning a trip to Malta should consult the flight schedules in the airport's official website, which are available two weeks in advance, to ensure that their visit to the airport coincides with the active periods during the day. | ||
That said, MLA is a very spotter-friendly airport, both in terms of the availability of good vantage-points for photography and in the sense that photography is officially tolerated. | That said, MLA still offers the spotter a variety of aircraft types and liveries. It is also a very spotter-friendly airport, both in terms of the availability of good vantage-points for photography and in the sense that photography is officially tolerated. | ||
[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Malta+&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&ll=35.8469,14.482384&spn=0.031864,0.086002&z=14 Google satellite image] | [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Malta+&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&ll=35.8469,14.482384&spn=0.031864,0.086002&z=14 Google satellite image] | ||