Editing Transport in Malta (section)

==Air transport==
[[File:9H-AEP A320 Air Malta (14806272801).jpg|thumb|An [[Air Malta]] Airbus A320]]
[[Malta International Airport]] is the only airport serving the Maltese Islands. It is built on the land formerly occupied by the [[RAF Luqa]] air base. A heliport is also located there, but the scheduled service to Gozo ceased in 2006. From June 2007 to August 2012, a three-times daily floatplane service, operated by [[HarbourAir Malta]], linked the sea terminal in Grand Harbour to [[Mġarr (Gozo)|Mgarr harbour]] in Gozo.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barry|first1=Duncan|title=Harbour Air halted seaplane service for the summer|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/20340/harbour-air-halted-seaplane-service-for-the-summer-20120816#.VE0CC_nF8Xs|access-date=26 October 2014|work=Malta Today|date=16 August 2012}}</ref>

In the past there were two further airfields which were in operation during [[World War II]] and into the 1960s, located at [[Ta'Qali]] and [[Ħal Far]]. They have now since been closed, the land on the former has now been converted into a national park, [[Ta'Qali Stadium|stadium]] and the Crafts Village visitor attraction. The [[Malta Aviation Museum]] is also situated here, preserving several aircraft including Hurricane and Spitfire fighters which defended the island in World War II. Ħal Far has been converted into an industrial estate, a race track and an immigration reception centre.

The national airline is [[KM Malta Airlines]], which replaced [[Air Malta]] in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scicluna |first=Christopher |date=2023-10-02 |title=Air Malta to close in March, new airline to replace it, PM says |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/air-malta-close-march-new-airline-replace-it-pm-says-2023-10-02/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>