Malta

Country Profile


Contents

  1. Key Facts
  2. The Country
    1. Geography
    2. National History
    3. Further National Information
  3. Aviation
  4. Markings
    1. Civil Aircraft Registrations
  5. Aircraft Operators
    1. Military Air Arms
    2. Central Government Agencies
    3. Public Service Aviation
    4. Commercial Aviation
    5. Private Aviation
  6. Industry
    1. Aircraft Manufacturers
    2. Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
  7. Airfields
    1. Civil Airports & Airfields
    2. Military Air Bases & Airfields
  8. On Show
    1. Aviation Museums
    2. Airshow Dates
  9. More Information
    1. Aviation-Related Magazines
    2. Aviation Bibliography
    3. Web Links
 


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Republic of Malta

(Repubblika ta’ Malta)

Key Facts

Date of Independence: 21 September 1964
Total Area Ranking: 203rd in the World
Population Size Ranking: 171st in the World
GDP Ranking: 132nd in the World

The Country

Geography

The Republic of Malta is a small island archipelago located in the central Mediterranean Sea. It is situated roughly mid-way between Italy and Libya, although Sicily is only 93 km (58 miles) to the north. Malta consists of three main islands: Malta, Gozo (Ghawdex) and Comino (Kemmuna) plus two small uninhabited islands. The islands have heavily indented rocky coastlines with low hills in the interior. The archipeligo occupies a total land area of 316 km2 (122 sq. miles) and has a population of 374,000 inhabitants (2000 estimate). Some 98% of the population are Roman Catholics, with 2% other faiths and non-religious. The capital city and main port is Valletta on the main island of Malta.

National History

Summary Narrative History

Timeline – Key Dates in Maltese History

Further National Information

BBC News Profile: Malta
Yahoo Malta page
wikipedia: Malta
wikipedia: History of Malta

Aviation

Text to be added on the development of aviation in Malta.

Markings

Civil Aircraft Registrations

Under the British Empire, the registration sequence VP-Mxx was used from 1929, although there are no reported allocations until 1962. After independence, the registration prefix 9H-xxx was formally allocated in 1968, eg: 9H-AAG. There is a civil aircraft register listing here. [A full listing can also be found in Air-Britain 'Archive' magazine issues 1-3/1995, 2/1996 and 3/1999].

An incomplete all-time Maltese civil aircraft register listing is here.

Aircraft Operators

Military Air Arms

Air Force (Armed Forces of Malta No.2 Regiment Air Squadron)
Libyan Air Force detachment
Italian Air Force detachment

Central Government Agencies

None at present.

Public Service Aviation

Police and Medical Aviation services are provided by the Air Force.

Commercial Aviation

Air Malta

wikipedia: Airlines of Malta
The World’s Airlines: Malta

Private Aviation

To be added

Industry

Aircraft Manufacturers

None at present

Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots

None known.

Airfields

Civil Airports & Airfields

Luqa International Airport
Airports in Malta

Military Air Bases & Airfields

Military Air Bases Listing

On Show

Aviation Museums

Several – including the Malta Aviation Museum at Ta’Qali.

Airshow Dates

Key Airshow Dates

More Information

Aviation-Related Magazines

Magazines Guide for Malta

Aviation Bibliography

Malta Aviation Bibliography – to be added

Web Links

Aviation in Malta

The Malta Aviation Society

Malta International Airshow

Mark S Stephenson’s Malta Aviation Page

FLIGHTLINE – Aviation Website

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categories Countries, Start | | Posted datetime 1 May 2011 6:36 am | Last Updated 1 May 2011 7:56 am |

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