The test flights for the Haa Alifu Atoll Hoarafushi Airport has been scheduled for 16 November 2020.

Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said that the airport is set to open officially on 17 November.

While the people of Hoarafushi prepares for the opening of the airport, various islands in the atoll have been providing support in various degrees.

Horafushi Airport was initially set to be developed in Haa Alifu Maafinolhu by the previous administration of Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. However, the project was moved to Hoarafushi by the current President, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih as a presidential promise and contracted the project to the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) for MVR 198 million on 25 March 2019.

MTCC carried out the project in two phases where the first phase saw the land reclamation of 35 hectare of land and securing the beach with fences before developing a runway 1.2 kilometers long and 30 meters wide.

The second phase of the project entailed the Fire Building and the Passenger Terminal. The project was contracted on 13 September to be completed for 11 November.