Salem Airport (India)

Salem Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Civil Aviation
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesSalem Metropolitan Area
LocationKamalapuram, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India
Opened1993; 31 years ago (1993)[1]
Elevation AMSL307 m / 1,008 ft
Coordinates11°46′55″N 078°03′52″E / 11.78194°N 78.06444°E / 11.78194; 78.06444
WebsiteSalem Airport
Map
SXV is located in Salem
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Location in Salem
SXV is located in Tamil Nadu
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SXV (Tamil Nadu)
SXV is located in India
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SXV (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,806 6,000 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers42,568 (Increase 132.8%)
Aircraft movements954 (Increase 883.5%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[2][3][4]

Salem Airport (IATA: SXV, ICAO: VOSM) is a domestic airport serving the city of Salem, along with neighboring cities of Erode and Karur, in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at Kamalapuram in Omalur taluk, 19 km (12 mi) north-west from the city centre. It was the sixth-busiest airport in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, and Tuticorin airports. It is also the fifth-largest airport in Tamil Nadu in terms of runway length.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Airport information for VOMM". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  6. ^ Airport information for MAA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).