List of airports in Tamil Nadu explained

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has multiple civilian airports serving cities throughout the region, as well as airports for strictly military usage.

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 servedLocationICAOIATAAirport nameCategoryOwnershipStatus
ChennaiTirusulamVOMMMAAChennai International Airport[1] International and DomesticAAI[2] Operational
ChennaiParandur[3] Chennai Greenfield International AirportInternationalTIDCO and AAIProposal
CoimbatorePeelameduVOCBCJBCoimbatore International AirportInternationalAAIOperational
HosurBelagondapalliVO95Hosur AerodromeDomesticTaneja Aerospace and AviationNo
MaduraiMaduraiVOMDIXMMadurai AirportCustom AAIOperational
NeyveliNeyveliVONYNVYNeyveli AirportDomesticNeyveli Lignite Corporation and AAI2024
SalemKamalapuramVOSMSXVSalem AirportDomesticAAIOperational
ThanjavurPilaiyarpattiVOTJTJVThanjavur Air Force StationDomesticMoD and AAI2024
ThoothukkudiVagaikulamVOTKTCRTuticorin AirportDomesticAAIOperational
TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliVOTRTRZTiruchirappalli International AirportInternationalAAIOperational
VelloreAbdullapuramVOVRNilVellore AirportDomesticAAI2024

Armed Forces

Cities servedICAOIATABase nameCategoryOwnershipStatus
ArakkonamVOARINS RajaliNaval Air Station Indian NavyOperational
ChennaiCGAS & ICGS ChennaiIndian Coast GuardOperational
ChennaiINS AdyarLogistics and Maintenance Support For NavyIndian NavyOperational
ChennaiVOTXTambaram Air Force StationAirfieldIndian Air ForceOperational
CoimbatoreVOSXSulur Air Force StationAir BaseIndian Air ForceOperational
CoimbatoreINS AgraniLeadership Training For NavyIndian NavyOperational
MandapamICGS MandapamIndian Coast GuardOperational
RamanathapuramVORMINS ParunduNaval air stationIndian NavyOperational
ThanjavurVOTJTJVThanjavur Air Force StationAirfieldIndian Air ForceOperational
ThirunelveliINS KattabommanSubmarine VLF Facility For NavyIndian NavyOperational
ThoothukudiICGS ThoothukudiIndian Coast GuardOperational
ThoothukudiINS ThoothukudiLogistics Support For NavyIndian NavyOperational

References

Notes

Notes and References

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