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Tiruchirappalli International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tiruchirapalli | ||||||||||
| Location | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 23 December 1936 | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | Air India Express | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 87.7 m / 288 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°45′56″N 078°42′54″E / 10.76556°N 78.71500°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Tiruchirappalli International Airport (IATA: TRZ, ICAO: VOTR) is an international airport serving Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The airport, spread over an area of 702.02 acres (284.10 ha), is located on National Highway 336, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city centre.[4] As of 2024, it is the 31st busiest airport in India for passengers handled and 10th busiest for total international aircraft movement. It is the third-busiest airport in the state in terms of passengers served after Chennai and Coimbatore,[5] and the second-busiest airport in the state in terms of international connectivity, after Chennai.[5]
The airport handled by Airports Authority of India is served by two Indian and five foreign carriers providing direct connectivity to four domestic and ten international destinations. The airport is ISO 9001:2008 quality certified and was declared as an international airport in October 2012.[6][7] The airport's oldest terminal was converted into a cargo complex, while a new passenger terminal was built with three aerobridges. In January 2024, a new integrated passenger terminal was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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- ^ Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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