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{{Short description|Airport in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| metric-rwy = yes
| name = Coimbatore International Airport
| nativename =
| nativename-a =
| image = CoimbatoreInternationalAirport - August 2016 (2).jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption = Aerial view of the airport in 2016
| IATA = CJB
| ICAO = VOCB
| type = Public
| owner = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Coimbatore Metropolitan Area]]
| focus_city = [[IndiGo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://networkthoughts.com/2024/09/10/indigo-is-strengthening-international-connectivity-from-southern-india/|title=IndiGo is strengthening international connectivity from Southern India|work=Network Thoughts|date=10 September 2024|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
| elevation-f = 1,311<ref name="Airport stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_technicalinfo.jsp|title=Coimbatore Airport|publisher=airportsindia.in|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708045639/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_technicalinfo.jsp|archive-date=8 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| pushpin_map = India Coimbatore#India Tamil Nadu#India
| location = [[Peelamedu]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| elevation-m = 400
| metric-elev = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|11|01|36|N|077|02|30|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label = '''CJB'''
| website = {{URL|https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/coimbatore|Coimbatore Airport}}
| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-length-m = 2,990
| r1-length-f = 9,809
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = April 2024 – March 2025
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 3,253,190 ({{increase}} 12%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 21,833 ({{increase}} 18.7%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 12,139 ({{increase}} 36.1%)
| footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref name="AAI1">{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex3.pdf|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="AAI2">{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex2.pdf|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="AAI3">{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex4.pdf|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc = +5:30
}}

'''Coimbatore International Airport''' {{airport codes|CJB|VOCB}} is an [[international airport]] and the primary airport serving the [[Coimbatore Metropolitan Area]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_generalinfo.jsp|title=Coimbatore Airport|access-date=26 July 2015|work=Airports India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804052414/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_generalinfo.jsp|archive-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> It is located in the neighborhood of [[Peelamedu]], about {{cvt|10|km}} from the center of the city. It is the [[List of busiest airports in India|second-busiest airport]] in the state by passengers handled, aircraft movements, and freight handled after [[Chennai International Airport]].<ref name="AAI1"/><ref name="AAI2"/><ref name="AAI3"/> The airport is served by four carriers providing direct connectivity to thirteen domestic and three international destinations.

== History ==
The airport was established in 1940.<ref name="Report">{{cite report|url=https://aera.gov.in/uploads/airports/5c811040863a5order03181907.pdf|title=In the matter of Determination of Aeronautical Tariffs in respect of Coimbatore Airport|publisher=Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India|year=2019|access-date=1 December 2023|page=4|archive-date=4 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004202924/https://www.aera.gov.in/uploads/airports/5c811040863a5order03181907.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1948, [[Air India]] operated scheduled services on the [[Madras]]–[[Bangalore]]–[[Coimbatore]]–[[Cochin]]–[[Thiruvananthapuram]] route six times a week.<ref>{{cite book|title=World Aviation Annual Report|year=1948|publisher=Aviation Research Institute, Washington D.C.|page=512}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft|volume=42|year=1951|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Company}}</ref> Coimbatore flying club and aviation training academy was established in 1960.<ref>{{cite report|title=Parliamentary Debates:Official Report|volume=207|year=2006|publisher=[[Parliament of India]]|page=80}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Armed Forces Year Book|year=1974|publisher=[[University of California]]|page=414}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=U.S. Army Area Handbook for India|publisher=Special Operations Research Office, United States Army|year=1964|page=646}}</ref> The airport then known as Pilamedu aerodrome underwent development and extension in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book|title=Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News|volume=108|year=1963|page=9}}</ref> In 1987, the airport underwent modernization and further expansion of the existing runway to enable handling of larger jet aircraft.<ref name="Report"/> In 1990, the airport was developed to enable night landing.<ref>{{cite book|title=Airports International|year=1990|publisher=IPC Transport Press|page=6}}</ref>

On 6 June 2012, the [[Prime Minister of India|Indian prime minister]] declared the [[Government of India|union government]]'s intention to upgrade the airport to international status. The [[Cabinet of India|union cabinet]] granted international status to the airport on 2 October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/pms-growth-agenda-new-airports-mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-228203|title=Prime Minister holds infrastructure meet, but Mukul Roy is missing|work=[[NDTV]]|date=6 June 2012|access-date=13 June 2012|quote=Prime Minister said this year will see a series of new projects being commissioned, including international airports for Lucknow, Varanasi, Coimbatore, Trichy and Gaya}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cabinet grants international airport status to five airports|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/cabinet-grants-international-airport-status-to-five-airports/articleshow/16673279.cms|date=4 October 2012|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|location=New Delhi|access-date=4 October 2012|archive-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303163612/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/cabinet-grants-international-airport-status-to-five-airports/articleshow/16673279.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
[[File:Coimbatore Airport 2014.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Facade of the airport in 2019]]

The airport has one runway, which was extended from {{cvt|2590|m}} to {{cvt|2990|m}} in 2008 to accommodate larger aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/20/stories/2008042057760100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423214311/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/20/stories/2008042057760100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2008|title=Extended runway ready at Coimbatore Airport|date=20 April 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> In 2008, the airport was expanded at a cost of {{INRConvert|780|m}} with the addition of nine parking bays, [[aero bridge]]s and [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS).<ref>{{cite news|title=New aprons being built at Coimbatore airport|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 November 2020|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/new-aprons-being-built-at-coimbatore-airport/article33151142.ece|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418104512/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/new-aprons-being-built-at-coimbatore-airport/article33151142.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article1938079.ece|title=Coimbatore airport to get a new look|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 October 2007|access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref> In 2010, separate domestic and international divisions were added to the existing common terminal. There are two hangars in the airport; one provides housing for the planes of Coimbatore Flying Club, the other provides shelter for private carriers. The airport has a parking management system with a capacity to accommodate nearly 300 cars.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1589866.ece?textsize=small&test=2|location=[[Chennai]]|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=New parking system at Coimbatore Airport|date=1 April 2011|access-date=26 July 2015|archive-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110010632/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1589866.ece?textsize=small&test=2|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Coimbatore_Airport.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Road leading to the main entrance]]

In 2019, [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) proposed to construct a new domestic departure terminal building on the eastern side of the airport and a new integrated [[Air Traffic Control]] tower and administrative building. The new terminal was planned on a {{cvt|11870|sqft}} area at an estimated cost of {{INRconvert|171.79|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=New building for domestic departure to come up at city airport|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 June 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/new-building-for-domestic-departure-to-come-up-at-city-airport/articleshow/69604841.cms|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714173310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/new-building-for-domestic-departure-to-come-up-at-city-airport/articleshow/69604841.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The project also involved the addition of three aero bridges and an additional parking lot to accommodate 100 cars. The construction of the new terminal building was slated to increase the handling capacity of the airport to three million passengers per annum.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=R6HENEOiCJcr3KirC6RBZvRUA5uTXuPGfxtkWOlzP85nKQzcFvvW/QYcwfEI2WuZRzCjNcQr6oFdKvJSL/e/sg08DuqTx/HmiKZc1UrrX4o=&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z/pgnoBhDlYdZCxzXmG8GlihX6H9UP1HygCn3pCkAF2zPFXFQNqA4krKa1Aw==|title=Pre-feasibility report for the expansion of Coimbatore Airport|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> Multiple tenders for the construction of the new terminal building and associated works have been released by AAI since 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport Authority of India - Tenders|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/tender/tender-search?field_region_tid=All&field_airport_tid=556&term_node_tid_depth=All&field_tender_status_value=All&field_tender_last_sale_date_value%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&combine=Construction+of+New+Domestic+Departure+Terminal+Building+and+associated+works|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> In December 2022, the central government announced plans for further investment of {{INRconvert|20|b}} for the modernisation and expansion of the airport. It was announced that the works would commence once the requisite land acquisition is complete and the expanded airport was projected to be able to handle 15 million passengers per annum.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/central-govt-to-invest-2000-cr-to-expand-coimbatore-airport-chamber/article66235939.ece|title=Central govt. to invest ₹ 2,000 cr to expand Coimbatore airport: Chamber|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 December 2022|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>

== Airlines and destinations ==
=== Passenger ===
[[File:Kovai Air.jpg|thumb|[[Air India]] [[Airbus A321]] at the airport]]

{{Airport-dest-list

|[[Air Arabia]]|[[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Sharjah, United Arab Emirates SHJ|pages=1056-1057}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/02/technical-glitch-grounds-sharjah-bound-air-arabia-flight-at-coimbatore-airport|title=Technical glitch grounds Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight at Coimbatore airport|date=2 June 2024|access-date=12 June 2024|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603015352/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/02/technical-glitch-grounds-sharjah-bound-air-arabia-flight-at-coimbatore-airport|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Air India]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref name="AI">{{cite web|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?baseLocale=en_US?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/domestic/2025/Air%20India%20Ltd_flight_Schedule.pdf&mainnull|title=Winter Schedule 2025-26: Air India|work=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref name="AI"/>
|[[IndiGo]]|[[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.traveltrendstoday.in/indigo-announces-direct-flights-to-abu-dhabi-from-mangaluru-coimbatore-and-tiruchirappalli/|title=IndiGo announces direct flights to Abu Dhabi from Mangaluru, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli|date=17 July 2024|access-date=17 July 2024|work=Travel Today}}</ref> [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo to launch direct Coimbatore–Ahmedabad flights from Oct 26|date=3 October 2025|url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/indigo-to-launch-direct-coimbatoreahmedabad-flights-from-oct-26-848463|work=[[DT Next]]|access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref> [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]],<ref name="IGO">{{cite web|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?baseLocale=en_US?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/domestic/2025/INTERGLOBE%20AVIATION%20LTD_flight_Schedule.pdf&mainundefined|title=Winter Schedule 2025-26: IndiGo|work=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]],<ref name="Air">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/domestic-flight-services-from-coimbatore-witness-slump-following-reduction-of-services-to-chennai-hyderabad/article67734869.ece|title=Domestic flight services from Coimbatore witness slump following reduction of services to Chennai, Hyderabad|date=12 January 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref name="IGO"/> [[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport|Durgapur]],<ref name="IGO"/> [[Dabolim Airport|Goa–Dabolim]],<ref name="IGO"/> [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]],<ref name="IGO"/> [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]],<ref name="IGO"/> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref name="IGO"/> [[Navi Mumbai International Airport|Navi Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo Adds 4 Flights from This New Asian Airport|url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/11/29/indigo-adds-4-flights-from-navi-mumbai-airport/|work=Aviation A2Z|date=29 November 2025|access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref> [[Pune Airport|Pune]],<ref name="IGO"/> [[Shirdi Airport|Shirdi]],<ref name="IGO"/> [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo to commence Coimbatore-Singapore service in Oct-2024 |url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/indigo-to-commence-coimbatore-singapore-service-in-oct-2024-1275072|work=CAPA|date=5 August 2024|access-date=1 June 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|[[Scoot]]|[[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Singapore, Singapore SIN|pages=1214-1219}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/industry/aviation/story/singapore-airlines-budget-carrier-scoot-resumes-chennai-flights-withdraws-from-bengaluru-hyderabad-404317-2023-11-02|title=Singapore Airlines' budget carrier Scoot resumes Chennai flights, withdraws from Bengaluru & Hyderabad|date=2 November 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]}}</ref>|
}}

=== Cargo ===
{{Airport destination list
| [[Amazon Air]]| [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Amazon Air takes off in India|url=https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/operations/amazon-air-takes-off-in-india|work=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=23 January 2023|access-date=18 February 2023|language=en-US|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218073328/https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/operations/amazon-air-takes-off-in-india|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

== Statistics ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+Busiest domestic routes (2024–25)<ref>{{cite report|title=City pair wise passenger traffic statistics|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?baseLocale=en_US?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/domestic/yearly/29/Normal/TABLE%205.01%20(INDIAN%20CITY-WISE%20PASSENGER%20TRAFFIC).pdf&mainundefined|access-date=25 February 2026|publisher=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228214100/https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/domestic/yearly/27/Normal/CITY%20PAIR%20WISE%20SCHEDULED%20DOMESTIC%20PASSENGER%20TRAFFIC%20STATISTICS/CITY%20PAIR%20WISE%20SCHEDULED%20DOMESTIC%20PASSENGER%20TRAFFIC%20STATISTICS.pdf&main4267/4210/servicename|url-status=live|date=}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Carriers
! Passengers
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Chennai International Airport|Chennai, Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Air India]], [[IndiGo]]
|920,697
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2
|[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai, Maharashtra]]
|[[Air India]], [[IndiGo]], [[Vistara]]
|734,677
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |3
|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]
|[[IndiGo]], [[Vistara]]
|424,697
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |4
|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad, Telangana]]
|[[IndiGo]]
|391,155
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore, Karnataka]]
|[[IndiGo]]
|371,123
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|[[Pune Airport|Pune, Maharashtra]]
|[[IndiGo]]
|116,485
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |7
|[[Manohar International Airport|Mopa, Goa]]
|[[IndiGo]]
|22,547
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |8
|[[Sardar Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad, Gujarat]]
|[[IndiGo]]
|21,942
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |9
|[[Dabolim Airport|Dabolim, Goa]]
|[[IndiGo]]
|20,992
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |10
|[[Jaipur Airport|Jaipur, Rajasthan]]
|[[IndiGo]]
|10,528
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+Busiest international routes (2024–25)<ref>{{cite report|title=International passenger statistics|url=https://public-prd-dgca.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/domestic/yearly/29/Normal/7.06%20(INTERNATIONAL%20OPERATIONS).pdf|access-date=25 February 2026|publisher=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|url-status=live|date=}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Carriers
! Passengers
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]]
|[[Scoot]], [[IndiGo]]
|150,927
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah Airport|Sharjah, United Arab Emirates]]
|[[Air Arabia]]
|77,930
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |3
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Zayed International Airport|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates]]
|[[IndiGo]]
|26,483
|-
|}

== Connectivity ==
The airport is located along the [[Avinashi Road]], about {{cvt|10|km}} from the city center. Bus services into the city are available from the bus stop located around {{cvt|700|m}} from the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/index.php/bus-services|title=Town bus services, Coimbatore|publisher=Coimbatore Municipal Corporation|access-date=3 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704181458/https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/index.php/bus-services|archive-date=4 July 2015 }}</ref> Intracity bus services are available from [[Gandhipuram Town Bus stand|Gandhipuram]] central bus station and also from other auxiliary bus stations at [[Singanallur Bus Terminus|Singanallur]] and [[Ukkadam Bus Terminus|Ukkadam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/transport/handbook-tnstc-cbe.pdf|title=TNSTC, Coimbatore|publisher=TNSTC|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222708/http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/transport/handbook-tnstc-cbe.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> The airport is located {{cvt|11|km}} from the major rail head at [[Coimbatore Junction railway station|Coimbatore Junction]] and the nearest rail stations are at [[Pilamedu railway station|Peelamedu]] and [[Singanallur railway station|Singanallur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry – Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways|work=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=23 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raac.co.in/railway.php|title=Railways in Coimbatore|work=RAAC|access-date=6 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084528/http://www.raac.co.in/railway.php|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> The proposed [[Coimbatore Metro]] is planned to connect to the airport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dpr-for-coimbatore-metro-rail-project-to-be-submitted-to-tamil-nadu-government-by-july-15/article67030788.ece|title=DPR for Coimbatore metro rail project to be submitted to Tamil Nadu government by July 15|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 July 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717095858/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dpr-for-coimbatore-metro-rail-project-to-be-submitted-to-tamil-nadu-government-by-july-15/article67030788.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Taxi]]s and [[auto rickshaw]]s provide 24 hours commuting services to the airport.

== Incidents ==
* On 13 December 1950, a [[Douglas DC-3]] (registered VT-CFK) of [[Air India]] carrying 17 passengers and four crew from [[Bombay]] to Coimbatore, crashed into high ground near [[Kotagiri]] due to a navigational error, killing all the passengers on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19501213-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-48C-DO (DC-3) VT-CFK|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|access-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123205458/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19501213-1|archive-date=23 November 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sulur Air Force Station]]
* [[List of airports in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/coimbatore Details of Coimbatore airport on AAI website]

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Coimbatore International Airport - Revision history

BennieSheppard1 at 03:56, 4 April 2026