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Chennai airport

Chennai International Airport
Chennai airport view 4.jpeg
Aerial view of Chennai airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Airports Authority of India
Serves Chennai Metropolitan Area
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Opened 1910 (1910)
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates 12°58′56″N 80°9′49″E / 12.98222°N 80.16361°E / 12.98222; 80.16361Coordinates: 12°58′56″N 80°9′49″E / 12.98222°N 80.16361°E / 12.98222; 80.16361
Website www.aai.aero/chennai/index.jsp
Map
MAA is located in Chennai
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MAA is located in Tamil Nadu
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MAA is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 12,001 3,658 Asphalt
12/30 9,596 2,925 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passenger movements 17,733,375 (Increase19.96%)
Aircraft movements 143,995 (Increase19.22%)
Cargo tonnage 347,694 (Increase12.87%)
Source: AAI

Passenger movements 17,733,375 (Increase19.96%)
Aircraft movements 143,995 (Increase19.22%)
Cargo tonnage 347,694 (Increase12.87%)

Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAAICAO: VOMM) is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and its metropolitan area. It is the fourth busiest airport in India in terms of total passenger traffic after Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore and 49th busiest airport in Asia. In 2016, the airport handled 17.7 million passengers and about 400 aircraft movements per day.

The domestic and the international terminals are named after former chief ministers of Tamil Nadu K. Kamaraj and C. N. Annadurai respectively. It was the first airport in India to have international and domestic terminals located adjacent to each other. The airport serves as the regional headquarters of the Airports Authority of India for South India comprising the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala and the union territories of Puducherry and Lakshadweep.


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