Malta International Airport — Valletta, Malta

Malta International Airport (MLA) is the sole airport serving the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, located in Luqa on the site of a former Royal Air Force station that dates to the Second World War, when Malta endured heavy aerial bombardment as a besieged British outpost. As the only commercial airport for the entire archipelago, MLA carries outsized importance for both tourism and trade, since Malta has no domestic air routes to speak of and relies on ferries only for connections to smaller nearby islands like Gozo. The airport has long served as home base for Malta's national carrier, which underwent a significant restructuring in the mid-2020s that reshaped the country's flag airline operations. Tourist traffic to MLA surges heavily during the summer months, driven by visitors drawn to Malta's Mediterranean climate, historic fortified cities, and status as a former British colony with English widely spoken alongside Maltese.