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Malta International Airport

General

 IATA Code: 

  MLA
 ICAO Code:  LMML
 Time:  UTC +1 (+2 DST)
 Latitude:

 35° 51' 27.15" N

 Longitude:  014° 28' 38.78" E
 Elevation:  300 feet (91.44 mtrs)
 Type:  Civil
 Magnetic Variation:  2° 04' E (2007) - annual rate of change 0° 05' E
 Beacon:  Yes
 Operating Hours:  24 hours operations
 International Clearance Entry:  Airport of Entry 
 Daylight Saving Time:  Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

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Runways

 RWY Dimensions   Surface   PCN   ILS 
 05/23  2,377 x 45 metres   Asphalt  075FDXU   NO 
 13/31  3,544 x 60 metres   Asphalt   100FBXU  YES 

 Runway:  05  23
 True Heading:  054.30°  234.68°
 Latitude (THR):  35° 50' 50.91" N   35° 51' 35.71" N 
 Longitude (THR):  014° 27' 36.28" E   014° 28' 53.53" N
 Elevation (THR):   297 feet (90.5 mtrs)  247 feet (75.3 mtrs)
 Slope:  -0.6°  0.6°
 Landing Distance:  2,377 metres  2,377 metres 
 Take-off Distance:  2,377 metres  2,377 metres
 Lighting System:  HIRL / HIALS / PAPI   HIRL / HIALS / PAPI 

 Runway:  13  31 
 True Heading:    134.73°  314.77°
 Latitude (THR):  35° 51' 23.13" N   35° 50' 06.50" N 
 Longitude (THR):  014° 28' 43.76" E   014° 30' 18.71" N
 Elevation (THR):  256 feet (78.0 mtrs)  230 feet (70.1 mtrs)
 Slope:  -0.2°  0.2°
 Landing Distance:  3,544 metres  3,555 metres 
 Take-off Distance:  3,544 metres  3,744 metres 
 Lighting System:  CL / HIRL / HIALS / PAPI  CL / HIRL / HIALS / PAPI
 LLZ - ILS (CAT 1):    LQ / 109.7 MHz   LM / 110.5 MHz 
 GP:  LQ / 333.2 MHz  LM / 329.6 MHz 

Aprons/Parking Areas

Malta International Airport has eight designated aprons/parking areas for aircraft:

  • Arpon 1 - parking area for General Aviation (light aircraft) of less than 7,000-kgs MTOW (12 parking stands). 

  • Apron 2 - parking area for aircraft normally associated with maintenance facilities, though it could also be used by aircraft up to Code C for normal passenger operations (6 parking stands).

  • Apron 3 - parking area for Military visitors and General Aviation aircraft up to Code B (9 parking stands).

  • Apron 4 - parking area for commercial and General Aviation aircraft up to code D, usually on long-stay (5 parking stands). 

  • Apron 5 - in disuse, but parking is subject to M.I.A. concessions and limitations.

  • Apron 7 - military apron, Headquarters of the Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta.

  • Apron 8 - parking area for commercial aircraft up to code D (6 parking stands).

  • Apron 9 - main apron for the parking for commercial aircraft up to code F (24 parking stands, can accommodate 14 to 18 aircraft depending on their size).

 

- ICAO Aircraft Code Letter Designations:

 Code

 Wingspan 

 Outer main gear wheel span* 

 B

 15m up to but not including 24m

 4.5m up to but not including 6m 

 C

 24m up to but not including 36m

 6m up to but not including 9m 

 D

 36m up to but not including 52m

 9m up to but not including 14m

 F

 65m up to but not including 80m

 14m up to but not including 16m 

* distance between the outside edges of the main gear wheels

Handling Services and Facilities

Handling Operators:

Air Malta, Servisair/Globeground, Medavia, Sierra Aviation.

Cargo-handling facilities: Lift-trucks, cargo loaders, various vehicles and equipment. 
Fuel types:  JET A1 and AVGAS 100LL. 
Fuelling facilities/capacity: 

Various fuelling trucks, provided by Enemalta Corporation; JET A1: 390,000 litres capacity (storage for 1,210,000 litres); AVGAS 100LL: 75,000 litres capacity. 

Hangar space for visiting aircraft:  Nil 
Repair facilities for visiting aircraft:

B737 & A320 family a/c at Lufthansa Technik Malta; BAC1-11 series, Casa 212-100/-200, various light aircraft types at Medavia.

Rescue & Fire Fighting Services

Category for fire fighting:  CAT 9 (24-hrs) 

Rescue/Fire Fighting Equipment:

 

  • 1 x Fiat Ducato Rescue Van 
  • 2 x Fiat Ducato Ambulances
  • 2 x Fire Fighting Nissan Trailer Pump
  • 1 x Stretcher Trolley
  • 3 x Rosenbauer Panther Fire Fighting Vehicles
  • 1 x Simon Gloster Saro Meteor Fire Fighting Vehicle
Capability for removal of disabled aircraft:  Various tools are available

Operation Control Communication (OPC) frequencies:

121.700 MHz

 Airport Emergency Services 

131.400 MHz

 Medavia Operations

131.450 MHz

 Air Malta Operations

131.550 MHz

 Malta International Airport Operations               

131.650 MHz

 Air Malta Engineering

131.675 MHz

 Servisair/Globeground Operations

131.850 MHz

 European Flight Academy 

131.965 MHz

 Air Malta Ground Handling

Glossary: 

  • CAT: Category
  • CL: Centre Line
  • DST: Daylight Saving Time
  • GP: Glide Path
  • HIALS: High Intensity Approach Lighting
  • HIRL: High Intensity Runway Lighting
  • ILS: Instrument Landing System
  • LLZ: Localizer
  • MHz: Mega Hertz
  • MTOW: Maximum Take-Off Weight
  • PAPI: Precision Approach Path Indicator
  • PCN: Pavement Classification Number
  • RWY: Runway 
  • THR: Treshold
  • UTC: Coordinated Universal Time (or GMT or Zulu)

Disclaimer Note: All above information is hereby being given as an ease of reference ONLY and is NOT suitable for any flight-planning from/to Malta or whatsoever.

Source: Malta International Airport plc & Department of Civil Aviation (Malta).