RAF Gan
| RAF Gan | |||||||
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| Gan island, Addu Atoll, Maldives | |||||||
Motto: En Route | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Military | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force (RAF) | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
RAF Gan Location on Addu Atoll in the Maldives RAF Gan RAF Gan (Indian Ocean) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 00°41′29″S 073°09′22″E / 0.69139°S 73.15611°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1957 | ||||||
| In use | 1957–1 April 1976 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: GAN, ICAO: VRMG | ||||||
| Elevation | 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) AMSL | ||||||
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| Information correct during operational period by the Royal Air Force | |||||||
Royal Air Force Gan, commonly known as RAF Gan, is a former Royal Air Force station on Gan island, the southern-most island of Addu Atoll, which is part of the larger groups of islands which form the Maldives, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Its motto is En Route, which signifies its importance as a strategic staging post for enabling RAF aircraft to reach their onward destinations at their bases in the Far East.
Following the departure of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1976, the former RAF Gan airfield was developed into a civilian airport, and is now known as Gan International Airport.