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

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.

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

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Luqa International Airport
Airports in Malta
Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museums:
Several - including the Malta Aviation Museum at Ta'Qali.

Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
Maltese Magazines Guide

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Malta Aviation Bibliography - to be added

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:

Aviation in Malta

The Malta Aviation Society

Malta International Airshow

Mark S Stephenson's Malta Aviation Page

FLIGHTLINE - Aviation Website