Kozhikode International Airport

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Kozhikode International Airport
Calicut International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirport Authority of India
ServesKozhikode
LocationKaripur, Kondotty, Malappuram district, Kerala, India
Opened13 April 1988; 36 years ago (1988-04-13)
Operating base forAir India Express
Elevation AMSL104 m / 342 ft
Coordinates11°08′10″N 75°57′18″E / 11.13611°N 75.95500°E / 11.13611; 75.95500
Websitewww.aai.aero/en/airports/calicut
Map
CCJ/VOCL is located in Kerala
CCJ/VOCL
CCJ/VOCL
CCJ/VOCL is located in India
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CCJ/VOCL
CCJ/VOCL is located in Asia
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CCJ/VOCL
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,860 9,383 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers3,320,250 (Increase 11.3%)
Aircraft movements24,418 (Increase 5.5%)
Cargo tonnage18,264 (Increase 25.8%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Kozhikode International Airport, also known as Calicut International Airport (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL) (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It is located at Karipur near Kondotty in the Malappuram district of the South Malabar region. It serves the Malabar region, consisting of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Palakkad. It is situated 28 km (17 mi) away from Kozhikode and 25 km (16 mi) away from Malappuram. It serves two of the seven metropolitan areas in the state—Kozhikode metropolitan area and Malappuram metropolitan area.The airport opened on 13 April 1988,[4][5] and serves as an operating base for Air India Express and operates Hajj Pilgrimage services to Medina and Jeddah from Kerala. It is tied with Hyderabad in terms of international traffic. It received the international airport status on 2 February 2006.[6][7] It is one of the few airports in the country with a tabletop runway.

Apron area of the airport
Etihad Airways Airbus A321 taxiing at Kozhikode International Airport in 2021
Saudia Airbus A330 taxiing at Kozhikode International Airport in 2021
  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Calicut airport turns 30". The Hindu. 12 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "About Calicut Airport". Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Calicut Airport". Iloveindia.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  7. ^ Archive (2 February 2006). "Calicut airport given international status". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2017.