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Midnight Express

Malta International Airport

Luqa · Malta  ·  Airport search scene

Midnight Express filmed at Malta International Airport, Luqa. An airport search uncovers the drug packets strapped to Hayes at this airport, which stands in for an Istanbul terminal. On screen it's Istanbul Airport.

Where to go

35.8575, 14.4775

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Midnight Express (1978)
On screen
Istanbul Airport
In real life
Malta International Airport, Luqa
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Midnight Express film at Malta International Airport?
At 35.8575, 14.4775 in Luqa. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Malta International Airport?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Malta International Airport?
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