Cochin International Airport (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCI), also known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is located at Nedumbassery, near Kochi (also known as Cochin), Kerala in India. It is the busiest airport in Kerala in terms of domestic and international traffic.
The Cochin airport is located about 30 km (19 mi) from the central city area of Kochi, and amenities such as pre-paid taxis are readily available. Its location near tourist areas and the availability of undeveloped land near the location provides opportunity for growth in the region. This has helped to make it the busiest airport in Kerala.
With a 3,400 m (11,000 ft) long runway, the airport is equipped to operate any type of aircraft currently in commercial service. It is at present the fourth busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic (2.5 million passengers including domestic and internatinonal for 2006-2007). There are 464 services in the domestic sector and 314 services in the international sector in Kochi per weekIt has a full length parallel taxiway of 3,400 m (11,000 ft). The runways are spread over the panchayats, or local administration areas, of Nedumbasserry, Sreemoolanagaram and Kanjoor.
Kochi is currently one of the few Indian airports besides Mumbai,Delhi,Chennai,Bengaluru and Hyderabad which is capable of handling the Airbus A380. Construction of a new international terminal area with duty-free shops has been completed recently.
The total cost of the airport project was 3.15 billion rupees (about US$68.5 million). The airport has a domestic terminal and an international terminal. The ground control is handled by Air India and the fuel supply to the airport is by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Both hold interest-free security deposits in CIAL.
The airport company holds 440 acres (1.8 km2) of prime land at its disposal for commercial deployment. A 35-billion-rupee master plan (involving construction of an 18-hole golf course, business centre, hotel chains, malls, industrial and IT parks and logistics centre) has been developed by CIAL to generate revenues.
Cochin International Airport has direct non-stop international flights to Abu Dhabi, Colombo, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, and Singapore. It is also linked with Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Agatti, Thiruvanathapuram, Hyderabad and Bangalore by domestic flights.
The Cochin airport is located about 30 km (19 mi) from the central city area of Kochi, and amenities such as pre-paid taxis are readily available. Its location near tourist areas and the availability of undeveloped land near the location provides opportunity for growth in the region. This has helped to make it the busiest airport in Kerala.
With a 3,400 m (11,000 ft) long runway, the airport is equipped to operate any type of aircraft currently in commercial service. It is at present the fourth busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic (2.5 million passengers including domestic and internatinonal for 2006-2007). There are 464 services in the domestic sector and 314 services in the international sector in Kochi per weekIt has a full length parallel taxiway of 3,400 m (11,000 ft). The runways are spread over the panchayats, or local administration areas, of Nedumbasserry, Sreemoolanagaram and Kanjoor.
Kochi is currently one of the few Indian airports besides Mumbai,Delhi,Chennai,Bengaluru and Hyderabad which is capable of handling the Airbus A380. Construction of a new international terminal area with duty-free shops has been completed recently.
The total cost of the airport project was 3.15 billion rupees (about US$68.5 million). The airport has a domestic terminal and an international terminal. The ground control is handled by Air India and the fuel supply to the airport is by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Both hold interest-free security deposits in CIAL.
The airport company holds 440 acres (1.8 km2) of prime land at its disposal for commercial deployment. A 35-billion-rupee master plan (involving construction of an 18-hole golf course, business centre, hotel chains, malls, industrial and IT parks and logistics centre) has been developed by CIAL to generate revenues.
Cochin International Airport has direct non-stop international flights to Abu Dhabi, Colombo, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, and Singapore. It is also linked with Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Agatti, Thiruvanathapuram, Hyderabad and Bangalore by domestic flights.
