List of airports in Tamil Nadu

Kovai

Madurai

Tiruchirappalli

Chennai

Hosur

Neyveli

Salem

Thoothukkudi

Vellore

Tambaram

Sulur

Thanjavur

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List of airports in Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu)

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has multiple civilian airports serving cities throughout the region, as well as airports for strictly military usage.^{[ citation needed ]}

Airports in Tamil Nadu

This list contains the following information:

1. City served – The city generally associated with the airport. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside of the city they serve.
2. ICAO – The location indicator assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO indicator: VA – West Zone, VE – East Zone, VI – North Zone, VO – South Zone
3. IATA – The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Cities served	Location	ICAO	IATA	Airport name	Category	Ownership	Status
Chennai	Tirusulam	VOMM	MAA	Chennai International Airport [1]	International [note 1]	AAI [2]	Operational
Chennai	Parandur [3]	[note 2]	[note 2]	Chennai Greenfield International Airport	International	TIDCO and AAI [ citation needed ]	Proposed
Coimbatore	Peelamedu	VOCB	CJB	Coimbatore International Airport	International	AAI [2]	Operational
Hosur	Belagondapalli	VO95		Hosur Aerodrome	Private	Taneja Aerospace and Aviation	Operational for MRO purposes only
Madurai	Madurai	VOMD	IXM	Madurai International Airport	Customs	AAI [2]	Operational
Neyveli	Neyveli	VONY	NVY	Neyveli Airport	Domestic	Neyveli Lignite Corporation and AAI	Proposed revival
Salem	Kamalapuram	VOSM	SXV	Salem Airport	Domestic	AAI [2]	Operational
Thoothukkudi	Vagaikulam	VOTK	TCR	Tuticorin Airport	Domestic	AAI [2]	Operational
Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	VOTR	TRZ	Tiruchirappalli International Airport	International	AAI [2]	Operational
Vellore	Poigai	VOVR	Nil	Vellore Airport	Domestic	AAI [2]	Construction Completed; Yet to be opened for commercial flights

Armed forces

Cities served	ICAO	IATA	Base name	Category	Ownership	Status
Arakkonam	VOAR		INS Rajali	Naval air station	Indian Navy	Operational
Chennai			CGAS & ICGS Chennai		Indian Coast Guard	Operational
Chennai			INS Adyar	Logistics and maintenance support for Navy	Indian Navy	Operational
Chennai	VOTX		Tambaram Air Force Station	Airfield	Indian Air Force	Operational
Coimbatore	VOSX		Sulur Air Force Station	Air base	Indian Air Force	Operational
Coimbatore			INS Agrani	Leadership training for Navy	Indian Navy	Operational
Mandapam			ICGS Mandapam		Indian Coast Guard	Operational
Ramanathapuram	VORM		INS Parundu	Naval air station	Indian Navy	Operational
Thanjavur	VOTJ	TJV	Thanjavur Air Force Station	Airfield	Indian Air Force	Operational
Thirunelveli			INS Kattabomman	Submarine VLF facility for Navy	Indian Navy	Operational
Thoothukudi			ICGS Thoothukudi		Indian Coast Guard	Operational
Thoothukudi			INS Thoothukudi	Logistics support for Navy	Indian Navy	Operational

Defunct airstrips

• Cholavaram Airstrip
• Chettinad Airport
• Kayathar Airport
• Ulundurpettai Airport

References

1. Begum, S. Dilshad (2014). "Administration of Chennai International Airport—A study" (PDF). International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review. 1 (4). Bangalore, India: SLAA Publications: 185–191. eISSN   2349-6746.
2. "Southern Region Airports". AAI Airports. Airports Authority of India . Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. Chatterjee, Pyusha (27 November 2023). "Latest Offerings: Chennai Greenlights New Airport In Parandur". Travel+Leisure India and South Asia. BurdaLuxury (part of Hubert Burda Media). Retrieved 31 December 2023.

Notes

1. According to Begum 2014, this is the only airport in India where the international and domestic terminals are adjacent to one another.
2. Codes not yet available.