Cochin International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Cochin International Airport Limited | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kochi, Kerala | ||||||||||
| Location | Nedumbassery, Kerala, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 10 June 1999 | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Air India Express | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 m / 30 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°09′18″N 76°23′28″E / 10.155°N 76.391°E | ||||||||||
| Website | cial |
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Source: AAI
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| Passenger movements | 8,732,704 |
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| Aircraft movements | 60,140 |
| Cargo tonnage | 83,074 |
Cochin International Airport (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCI) is an international airport situated in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Located at Nedumbassery, about 25 km (16 mi) northeast of the city. Cochin International Airport is the first airport in India developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model and was funded by nearly 10,000 non-resident Indians from 30 countries.
It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala. In 2016, the airport handled over 8.7 million passengers handling over 160 aircraft movements a day The airport is a primary base for Air India Express operations which is also headquartered in the city.
With over 2 million sqft the airport's terminal 3 has become India's fourth largest terminal and on 18 August 2015, Cochin International Airport became the world's first fully solar powered airport with the inauguration of a dedicated solar plant.
The original air facilities in Kochi was an aerodrome and airstrip on Willingdon Island, built in 1936 by the British Residency of Kingdom of Kochi, intended for transporting British officials involved in the development of Cochin Port. The airstrip was converted into a military airport by the Indian Navy during World War II. The Royal Navy chose it as a strategic site for their headquarters in Southern India and as an air station cum landing craft and seaplane base. The military facility hosted naval fighter planes and was intended to thwart possible Japanese air raids. A small naval unit set up just two days before the outbreak of World War II.
After Indian Independence, the Indian Navy operated the airport, though it permitted civilian aircraft to use the facility. The Gulf economic boom of the 1980s made it necessary to develop international transportation to Kochi in the interests of expatriates working in the Middle East.
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