Coimbatore International Airport

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Coimbatore International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is an international airport and the primary airport serving the Coimbatore Metropolitan Area in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It is located in the neighborhood of Peelamedu, about Template:Cvt from the center of the city. It is the second-busiest airport in the state by passengers handled, aircraft movements, and freight handled after Chennai International Airport.[2][3][4] The airport is served by four carriers providing direct connectivity to thirteen domestic and three international destinations.

History

The airport was established in 1940.[5] In 1948, Air India operated scheduled services on the Madras-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Cochin-Thiruvananthapuram route six times a week.[6][7] Coimbatore flying club and aviation training academy was established in 1960.[8][9][10] The airport then known as Pilamedu aerodrome underwent development and extension in the 1960s.[11] In 1987, the airport underwent modernization and further expansion of the existing runway to enable handling of larger jet aircraft.[5] In 1990, the airport was developed to enable night landing.[12]

On 6 June 2012, Prime Minister of India declared the government's intention to upgrade the airport to international status and the Union Cabinet granted it the status of international airport on 2 October 2012.[13][14]

Infrastructure

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Aerial view of the runway

The airport has one runway, which was extended to Template:Cvt from Template:Cvt in 2008 to accommodate larger aircraft.[15] In 2008, the airport was expanded at a cost of Template:Indian rupee780 million ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|780|6||USD|year={{{year}}}}}) with nine parking bays, aero bridges and Instrument Landing System (ILS).[16][17] In 2010, new domestic and international divisions were added to the already existing common terminal. There are two hangars in the airport; one provides housing for the planes of Coimbatore Flying Club, the other provides shelter for private carriers. The airport has a parking management system with a capacity to accommodate nearly 300 cars.[18]

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Facade of the airport in 2019

In 2019, Airports Authority of India (AAI) proposed to construct a new domestic departure terminal building on the eastern side of the airport and a new integrated Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower and administrative building. The new terminal would be constructed in an area of Script error: No such module "convert". with the total estimated cost of around Template:INRconvert.[19] The project also involves the addition of three aero bridges and additional parking lot to accommodate 100 cars. The construction of the new terminal building will increase the handling capacity to three million passengers per annum.[20] Multiple tenders for the construction of the new terminal building and associated works have been released by AAI since 2020.[21] In December 2022, the central government announced plans for an investment of Template:INRconvert for the modernisation and expansion of the airport. It was announced that the works would commence once the land acquisition is complete and the expanded airport would be able to handle 15 million passengers per annum.[22]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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Air India Airbus A321 at the airport

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Cargo

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Statistics

Busiest domestic routes (2022–23)[23]
Rank Airport Carriers Departing passengers
1 Chennai, Tamil Nadu Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet 391,409
2 Hyderabad, Telangana IndiGo, SpiceJet 209,326
3 Mumbai, Maharashtra Air India, IndiGo, Vistara 189,242
4 Delhi Air India, IndiGo, Vistara 170,563
5 Bangalore, Karnataka IndiGo, SpiceJet 154,357
6 Pune, Maharashtra IndiGo 40,825
7 Ahmadabad, Gujarat IndiGo 10,568
8 Surat, Gujarat Spicejet 5,297
9 Jaipur, Rajasthan IndiGo 4,694
10 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh IndiGo 4,134
Busiest international routes (2022–23)[24]
Rank Airport Carriers Departing passengers
1 Template:Flagicon Singapore Scoot 54,504
2 Template:Flagicon Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Air Arabia 40,958
3 Template:Flagicon Male, Maldives Go Air 86

Connectivity

The airport is located on Avinashi Road about Template:Cvt from the city center. Bus services into the city are available from the bus stop located on Avinashi Road, around Template:Cvt from the airport.[25]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Frequent intercity bus services are available from Gandhipuram central bus station and also from other auxiliary bus stations at Singanallur and Ukkadam.[26] The airport is Template:Cvt from the major railway station, Coimbatore Junction and the nearest rail stations are at Peelamedu and Singanallur.[27][28] The planned Coimbatore Metro is proposed to connect to the airport.[29] Cab services, call taxis and auto rickshaws provide 24 hours commuting services to the airport.

Incidents

  • On 13 December 1950, a Douglas DC-3 (registered VT-CFK) of Air India carrying 17 passengers and four crew from Bombay to Coimbatore, crashed into high ground near Kotagiri due to a navigational error, killing all the passengers on board.[30]

See also

References

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