List of airports in Kerala

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Kerala state has four operational international airports as of 2024, which makes it an Indian state with most international airports alongside Tamil Nadu.[1] Kerala is also the only state with the closest proximity to multiple international/domestic airports in the country. All four international airports lie in very close proximity, which makes it easy for the people in Kerala to access air travel. The state also has four defence airports that are widely used by the Indian Armed Forces. Airports in Kerala[2] provide domestic transport, support tourism in Kerala and also serve the high number of expatriates belonging to the state. The presently operating airports in the state of Kerala are as follows:

The first airport was started in Quilon during the 1920s but ceased operation when an accident involving a training aircraft at the boundary of the aerodrome resulted in the death of the pilot and the trainee.[3] There are two defence airports also situated in Kerala, each being operated by the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.

Cities served ICAO IATA Airport name Category Ownership Passenger terminals Runway length (m) Status Image
Kannur, Wayanad, Madikeri (Karnataka) VOKN CNN Kannur International Airport International PPP 1 3,050 Template:Yes File:KIAL PTB.jpg
Template:Mdash Template:Mdash INA Ezhimala Defence Indian Navy Template:Yes
Template:Mdash Template:Mdash Kannur Territory Aerodrome Defence Indian Army Template:Yes
Kochi, Thrissur, Palakkad VOCI COK Cochin International Airport International PPP 4 3,445 Template:Yes File:Cochin International Airport Limited.jpg
VOCC Template:Mdash INS Garuda Defence Indian Navy Template:Yes
Kollam Template:Mdash Template:Mdash Kollam Airport Domestic Travancore Kingdom Template:No[4][5] File:Old Airport, Kollam.jpg
Kottayam,

Pathanamthitta

Template:Mdash Template:Mdash Sabarimala International Greenfield Airport Future PPP Future
Idukki Template:Mdash Template:Mdash Sathram Airstrip Airstrip NCC (India) Template:Yes
Malappuram,

Kozhikode, Palakkad

VOCL CCJ Kozhikode International Airport International AAI 1 2,860 Template:Yes File:കരിപ്പുര്‍ വിമാനത്താവളം.jpg
Kozhikode Template:Mdash Template:Mdash Thiruvambady International Airport Future PPP
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) VOTV TRV Thiruvananthapuram International Airport International PPP (Owner: AAI Operator: ATIAL Adani Group) 2 3,407 Template:Yes File:Trivandrum International Airport Terminal 3 (International Terminal) - panoramio.jpg
Template:Mdash Template:Mdash Southern Air Command Defence Indian Air Force Template:Yes
Kasargod Template:Mdash Template:Mdash Bekal Airport Future Future
Kozhikode, Malappuram Template:Mdash Template:Mdash Chelari Airport[6][7][8] Domestic Birla Group Template:No

References

  1. ↑ Kerala set to get a fourth international airport in Kannur. Hindustan Times(2015-12-29). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. ↑ Airports in Kerala. Iris Holidays(2019-11-29). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  3. ↑ Aviation school proposal evokes mixed response(2009-06-08). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. ↑ Runway: Team visits Asramam Maidan. TNIE. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  5. ↑ 'Asramam Maidan not suitable for airport'. TNIE. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  6. ↑ കരിപ്പൂരിനുമുമ്പ് യന്ത്രപക്ഷികളിറങ്ങിയ ചേളാരി; ചേളാരിയിലെ വിമാനത്താവളവും 1969 ലെ അപകടവും(8 August 2020).
  7. ↑ 1969ലും വിമാനം തകർന്നു; ചേളാരി 'വിമാനത്താവളത്തിൽ'... | Madhyamam(8 August 2020).
  8. ↑ ചേളാരി 'വിമാന താവളം'; പറന്നിറങ്ങിയ ചരിത്ര നാൾവഴികൾ ഇതാണ്(14 August 2024).

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