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Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM) is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in Tirusulam in Chengalpattu district , in the Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area around 21 km (13 mi) southwest of the city centre.
Area served – Town or city where the airport is located; IATA – The three letter airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association [2] ICAO – The four letter airport code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization. [3] ICAO codes for India start with: VAXX: West Zone - Mumbai Center; VEXX: East Zone ...
The developed plots in sizes of 1 acre, 2 acres, 5 acres, 10 acres, etc in the park will be offered to the aerospace companies. [6] [7] This park will have the following facilities. 1. Metal/composite manufacturing facilities 2. Technology and IT services 3. Avionics 4. Assembly facilities and maintenance facilities 5. Training and R&D
The station is the only elevated airport metro station in India. The other airport metro stations in the country such as those in Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai and the proposed ones at Bangalore and Hyderabad are underground. [2] The station enables rapid transit connectivity with the airport, making Chennai the second city in India after Delhi to ...
Chennai Metro: Operated by: Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Line(s) Blue Line Inter Corridor Line Platforms: Side platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot: Tracks: 2: Construction; Structure type: Elevated, Double track: Accessible: Yes : Other ...
[2] [3] As the new airport was delayed due to land acquisition problems, [2] [4] an expansion plan was unveiled to expand the existing Chennai International Airport in 2018 to increase the terminal area to 160,000 m 2 (1,700,000 sq ft) with a capacity of 35 million passengers. [5] The existing airport is expected to reach saturation by 2035. [6]
The first corridor would connect Washermanpet with Chennai International Airport extending for 23.1 km (14.4 mi) with 14.3 km (8.9 mi) being underground. [2] In December 2007, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) was incorporated and the Government of India gave approval for the project in January 2009.
In 2008, the airport was expanded at a cost of ₹ 780 million (US$9.0 million) with nine parking bays, aero bridges and Instrument Landing System (ILS). [17] [18] In 2010, new domestic and international divisions were added to the already existing common terminal. There are two hangars in the airport; one provides housing for the planes of ...