Kannur Airport

Kannur International Airport
IATA: none ICAO: VOKN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL)
Operator	Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL)
Serves	Kannur, Kozhikode,Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kodagu
Location	Mattanur, Kerala, India
Coordinates	11°55′N 75°33′E / 11.92°N 75.55°E / 11.92; 75.55Coordinates: 11°55′N 75°33′E / 11.92°N 75.55°E / 11.92; 75.55
Website	www.kannurairport.in
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,050 10,007 Asphalt

Kannur International Airport (ICAO: VOKN) is an upcoming international airport under construction at Mattanur in Kannur District, 25 kilometers from the cities of Kannur , Thalassery , 58 kilometers from Payyanur & 114 kilometers from Kasaragod in the state of Kerala India. It is being built on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model by the Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) of which Airports Authority of India has an equity stake of 10 percent while the state has stake of 35%, PSU 25% and investors 30%. According to may status report the airport is expected to begin commercial operations by the end of September 2017.

The airport project was initiated in 1996, when C. M. Ibrahim was the Union minister for Civil Aviation. With his help, the E.K. Nayanar-led state government pursued the project in 1997 with the proposal of a Greenfield Airport at Kannur. The Government of Kerala appointed Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) as a Nodal agency in January 1998 for implementation of the project. The latter was appointed to undertake feasibility studies which were submitted to the Government of India in 2005. The proposal for the development of the ‘Kannur International Airport’ received ‘in principle’ approval from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in February 2008. "Kannur International Airport Limited" (KIAL) was founded in December 2009. The foundation stone for the Airport was laid on 17 December 2010.

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