Flights Male → Doha
MLE → DOH
How long is the flight from Male to Doha?
The flight from Male (MLE) to Doha (DOH) takes 4h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Male, the capital of the Maldives, with Doha, Qatar. Serving a bustling Hamad International Airport which opened in 2014 and handles over 17 million passengers annually, this Airbus A320 flight offers convenient travel between these two cities.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Male (MLE) → Doha (DOH) route is operated by Qatar Airways. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Doha the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Male the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Doha: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Male (MLE) to Doha (DOH) heads north-west for about 3,312 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 15m.
Departures from Male on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of MLE-DOH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Male the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Doha it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked MLE-DOH flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -15 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airlines operating MLE-DOH
Frequently asked questions about MLE-DOH
The flight from Male (MLE) to Doha (DOH) takes 4h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Male (MLE) -> Doha (DOH) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -15 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Male-Doha is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Qatar Airways.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
