Madurai International Airport

Madurai International Airport
Madurai Airport in 2012
IATA: IXM ICAO: VOMD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Madurai
Location	Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Elevation AMSL	136 m / 446 ft
Coordinates	09°50′01″N 078°05′22″E / 9.83361°N 78.08944°E / 9.83361; 78.08944Coordinates: 09°50′01″N 078°05′22″E / 9.83361°N 78.08944°E / 9.83361; 78.08944
Website	[1]
Map
IXM Show map of Tamil Nadu IXM Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,285 7,497 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers movements 969,460(27.46%) Aircraft movements 11,462(29.85%) Cargo tonnage 923(4.45%)
Source: AAI

Passengers movements	969,460(27.46%)
Aircraft movements	11,462(29.85%)
Cargo tonnage	923(4.45%)

Madurai International Airport (IATA: IXM, ICAO: VOMD) is a customs airport serving Madurai and its surrounding districts in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The airport is located about 12 km (7.5 mi) from the Madurai railway station and near State Highway 37, the airport was established in 1957 and is the third busiest airport in terms of Passenger movement also Aircraft movements in the state after Chennai, Coimbatore.

Madurai airfield was first used by the Royal Air Force in World War II in 1942. The first passenger flight was a Fokker Friendship aircraft on the Madras – Madurai – Trivandrum – Madurai – Madras route in 1956.

It was identified as one of 35 non-metro airports for modernization, and thus the new integrated terminal building was inaugurated on 12 September 2010. The airport was notified as customs airport. The notification, issued on 31 December 2011, came into effect from 1 January 2012. In a historic event, two chartered flights from Malaysia landed at the airport on 25 August 2012, making them the first international aircraft that landed in the temple city. The first commercial international flight started on 20 September 2012 by SpiceJet commencing its maiden service to Colombo. Spicejet started its second international flight from Madurai to Dubai on 22 November 2013.

In order to boost exports from Madurai and its surrounding districts, the Department of Revenue under the Union Ministry of Finance has issued a notification dated 28 May 2013 permitting the airport to handle cargo.