The first aircraft to land at Gan International Airport (GAN) was a Royal Air Force (RAF)Westland Walrus biplane way back in 1943.
Gan International Airport has been in operation ever since and today is celebrating its 80th anniversary. A special ceremony was organized at GAN to mark the occasion.
The first British operated in GAN using the airport as a staging post for the RAF aircraft. After their departure from GAN, the airport remained unused for a brief period until it was repaired and reopened to be used as a civil airport.
Today national airline Maldivian and Sri Lankan Airlines operate scheduled flight services to GAN where as UAE carrier Flydubai is planning to launch flights mid-2023.
Additionally private jets operate in and out of GAN and Maldivian Aviation Academy’s (MAA) flying school is also based in GAN.