Kannur International Airport
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| 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°ECoordinates: 11°55′N 75°33′E / 11.92°N 75.55°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.kannurairport.in | ||||||||||
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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%. The airport is expected to begin commercial operations in mid 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.
The airport will be built on 2,061 acres (834 ha) acres 25 km from Kannur. The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) submitted the detailed project report in May 2012 and subsequently Aecom Asia modified the Master Plan in August 2013. On November 2013, L&T was chosen to construct the runway, passenger terminal buildings and ATC building. The construction work commenced in November 2013 and the completion target date was 31 December 2016 with commercial operations expected to begin by Mid 2017.
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