Kozhikode International Airport
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| Coordinates | 11°08′10″N 75°57′18″E / 11.13611°N 75.95500°E | ||||||||||
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Kozhikode International Airport also known as Calicut International Airport (
History
Early years
The airport was inaugurated on 13 April 1988.[8] In 1977, the airport was sanctioned due to long periods of struggle under the leadership of the late freedom fighter, K. P. Kesava Menon. In the 1990s, Gulf Malayalis played an important role in the development of the airport - they collected funds for the purpose when the Union Government claimed it did not have any. This led to the inception of the Malabar International Airport Development Society, which helped raise funds for the airport's development. Consequently, major developments of facilities, such as an extension of the runway from 6,000 feet to 9,000 feet to facilitate the operation of large aircraft, were carried out with loans from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO). It received the status of an international airport on 2 February 2006, which led to more development in its infrastructure, for handling the operation of international flights from its terminal. It is the 12th-busiest airport in India in terms of its passenger traffic and 11th-busiest in cargo handling.[citation needed]
Wide-body aircraft restrictions
Since 1 May 2015, the
Reinstatement of wide-body aircraft operations
As advocated by various Malayali associations like KMCC, MCC and MDF and others,
On 7 August 2020, Air India Express Flight 1344, a COVID-19 repatriation flight on the Dubai-Kozhikode route, overran the tabletop runway upon landing in bad weather and crashed into the runway slope, killing 21 passengers. As a result, no wide-body aircraft has permission to fly to Kozhikode Airport, and as of 7 July 2022, runway renovation is in progress.[13]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Arabia | Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah[29] |
| Abu Dhabi
| |
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International (begins 2 August 2024)[30] |
| Air India | Mumbai |
| Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Bahrain, Bangalore,[31] Dammam, Doha, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Muscat, Ras Al Khaimah, Riyadh, Salalah, Sharjah
| |
| Abu Dhabi[32]
| |
| flydubai | Dubai–International |
| Flynas | Riyadh |
| Gulf Air | Bahrain |
| Mumbai[36]
| |
| Oman Air | Muscat |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| SalamAir | Muscat[37][38] |
| SpiceJet[39] | Dubai–International, Jeddah |
Cargo
The following cargo airlines fly to the airport:
Connectivity
- Road
Kozhikode International Airport is located between two National Highways. The closest one is National Highway 966 (NH-966) situated at a distance of 2.3 kilometres and the other one being National Highway 66 (NH-66) which is around 8 kilometres from the airport. NH-966 joins NH-66 at Ramanattukara, located 12 kilometres from the airport. This combined road network enables seamless connectivity to the north to Kozhikode, Kannur, and Wayanad, and towards the south to Malappuram,kondotty,Palakkad, Thrissur, and Coimbatore.
- Buses
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates FlyBus (low-floor AC bus) services to the city of Kozhikode from the airport.[40] This is one of the cheapest available options to travel to the city. There are only a handful of these services so travellers looking for cheap options to travel can take an Auto-rickshaw to Airport Junction - kondotty (2.8 km away) where buses are available to Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad etc.
- Rail
The closest railway stations are Feroke railway station (around 18 kilometres from the airport), Parappanangadi railway station (around 20 kilometres from the airport), Tanur railway station (around 28 kilometres from the airport), Kozhikode railway station (around 28 kilometres from the airport), Tirur railway station (around 34 kilometres away), and Angadipuram railway station (around 37 kilometres away), which are connected to all major cities in India.
- Taxis
Pre-paid taxi services are available at the airport.[41] The airport is also serviced by Uber and Ola Cabs, online cab aggregators providing various options to Calicut city and for Outstation journeys.
Statistics
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Accidents and incidents
- On 17 January 1969, a Douglas C-47A VT-DTH of Hindu Publications crashed on take-off. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight. Both crew were killed. At the time the airport had been initialised as an air strip at "Chelari", a few kilometres away from the current location.[42]
- On 7 November 2008, Air India Flight 962, an Airbus 310 flying from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, scraped its right wingtip on the runway on landing. Parts of the plane's wing broke, leaving a mark on the runway.[43]
- On 9 July 2012, an Air India Express
- On 10 June 2015 an argument between Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) personnel at the airport escalated into firearm discharging, leading to one person's death and serious injuries to two others late on Wednesday night.[45]
- On 25 April 2017, Air India Flight 937, an Air India A321-200 suffered an engine failure during takeoff, the aircraft temporarily lost directional control due to asymmetric thrust resulting in a left tyre burst when it impacted the runway edge lighting. The takeoff was aborted and the flight cancelled.[46]
- On 4 August 2017, a Bombardier Dash 8skidded on landing and damaged the ILS beacons.
- On 7 August 2020, Vande Bharat Mission.
See also
- Kannur International Airport
- Cochin International Airport
- Trivandrum International Airport
- Aranmula International Airport
- Sabarimala International Airport
- List of Airports in Kerala
- List of airports in India
- List of the busiest airports in India
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External links
Media related to Calicut International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
