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Macchi M.C.72

The Macchi M.C.72, also known as the Macchi-Castoldi MC-72, is an Italian racing seaplane designed by Mario Castoldi for the 1931 Schneider Trophy, which never raced.

MacCready Gossamer Albatross

The MacCready Gossamer Albatross is a human-powered aircraft designed by Paul MacCready's AeroVironment team, which flew the English Channel in 1979, piloted by cyclist Bryan Allen, winning the Kremer Prize.

MacCready Gossamer Condor

The MacCready Gossamer Condor, also called the Gossamer Condor, was a human-powered aircraft designed by Paul MacCready that completed the first sustained figure-eight flight in 1977, winning the Kremer Prize.

MacCready Gossamer Penguin

The MacCready Gossamer Penguin was a three-quarter-scale solar-powered aircraft built by Paul MacCready's AeroVironment team, which flew the first sustained flight on direct solar power in 1980.

MacDill Air Force Base

MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida: Air Mobility Command base activated 1941, home of the 6th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 tankers and headquarters of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.

Mach Loop

The Mach Loop is an informal name for a roughly circular low-level flying route through mid-Wales valleys, used by RAF, Royal Navy, and allied aircraft for terrain-flying training.

Mactan–Cebu International Airport

Mactan–Cebu International Airport, also known as Cebu Airport, serves Lapu-Lapu City and Cebu in the Philippines and is the country's second busiest airport after Manila.

Madeira Airport

Madeira Airport, also known as Funchal Airport and officially Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport, serves the Portuguese island of Madeira. Opened in 1964, it is famous for its runway extension built on columns above the sea.

Madurai Airport

Madurai Airport (IXM), also known as Madurai International Airport, serves Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Operated by the Airports Authority of India, it was declared an international airport in 2026.

Mahan Air

Mahan Air, also known as Mahan Airlines (ماهان ایر), is a privately owned Iranian full-service airline founded in 1991 and based at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport.

Maiden flight

The maiden flight, also called the inaugural flight, is the first flight of a new aircraft type by a prototype, opening the flight test campaign toward certification.

Málaga Airport

Málaga Airport, also known as Aeropuerto de Málaga, is the international airport serving Málaga and the Costa del Sol in southern Spain, Spain's fourth-busiest with 26.7 million passengers in 2025.

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines, also known as Malaysia Airlines Berhad, is the flag carrier of Malaysia and a oneworld member flying to 55 destinations from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Malaysia Airlines fleet

The Malaysia Airlines fleet is the aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines Berhad, Malaysia's flag carrier, with 86 mainline jets in September 2025, including Boeing 737s and Airbus A330s and A350s.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur shot down over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all 298 aboard.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133

Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 was a domestic flight whose Fokker 50 overran the runway at Tawau Airport, Sabah, on 15 September 1995, killing 34 of 53 aboard.

Malaysia Airports

Malaysia Airports, formally Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, is the Malaysian company operating 39 airports including Kuala Lumpur International Airport, plus Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen in Türkiye.

Malta Air

Malta Air is a Maltese low-cost airline and wholly owned subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings, established in 2019 to fly Ryanair's Malta-based routes under a Maltese air operator's certificate.

Malta International Airport

Malta International Airport, also known as Luqa Airport, is the only airport in Malta, located at Luqa about 5 km southwest of Valletta; it opened in 1940 and handled over 10 million passengers in 2025.

Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport, also known as Manchester Ringway, is an international airport at Ringway, south of Manchester, England. Opened in 1938, it is the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom.

Mandala Airlines Flight 091

Mandala Airlines Flight 091 was a scheduled passenger flight from Medan to Jakarta that crashed on takeoff in Medan on 5 September 2005, killing about 149 people.

Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System

The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is a Boeing 737 MAX flight control law, activated at high angle of attack, whose erroneous activation caused two 2018 and 2019 crashes.

Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred von Richthofen, known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot and World War I's leading ace with 80 credited victories, killed in 1918.

Mangalore International Airport

Mangalore International Airport, officially Mangaluru International Airport and formerly Bajpe Aerodrome, is an airport serving Mangaluru in Karnataka, India, known for its hilltop tabletop runways.

Manifest (TV series)

Manifest is an American supernatural drama television series created by Jeff Rake, following Flight 828 passengers who land after five and a half years have passed.

Manston Airport

Manston Airport, formerly Kent International Airport, is a former RAF station and civil airport in Thanet, east Kent, England, whose regular operations ceased in May 2014.

Marie Surcouf

Marie Surcouf, born Marie Valentine Nelly Bayard (1863–1928), was a French balloonist and feminist campaigner, the first woman with a sport pilot certificate and founder of La Stella.

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (普天間飛行場)

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (普天間飛行場), a U.S. Marine Corps air station in Ginowan, Okinawa, agreed in 1996 to be closed and relocated to Henoko, Camp Schwab; construction, litigation, and dugong and coral disputes have kept it open over 30 years.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, also known as MCAS Iwakuni, is a United States Marine Corps air base in Iwakuni, Japan, jointly used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the civilian Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport.

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, formerly Naval Air Station Miramar, is a US Marine Corps air base in San Diego, California, home of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing since 1997.