Cochin International Airport
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| Cochin International Airport Kochi International Airport Nedumbassery Airport |
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| IATA: COK - ICAO: VOCI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Cochin International Airport Ltd. | ||
| Serves | Kochi (India) | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft (5 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 11,154 | 3,400 | Asphalt |
Cochin International Airport (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCI), also known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is located at Nedumbassery, near Kochi (formerly known as Cochin) in India.
Built in the traditional architectural style of Kerala, the airport is owned by Cochin International Airport Limited, a public company, initially held by a large number of Non Resident Indians (Indians who live outside India), major Indian corporations as well as a 13% holding by the government of Kerala. This is the first International Airport in India to be built with only a minority (13%) Central Government stake in a public-private partnership project (aka PPP). The total government stake, state and central, is thus 26%.
The Airport is located about 30 km (19 miles) from the central city area of Kochi, and amenities such as pre-paid taxis are readily available. The serene location of the airport and the availability of undeveloped land near the location provides ample opportunity for growth in the region. This has helped to make it the biggest airport of Kerala. [1] [2] [3] It is also one of only 5 (out of a total 120 odd) airports which actually have a proper airport licence, the others being Mumbai, Delhi and a couple of minor ones.
With a 3,400-metre 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.[1] while two other Kerala airports are in 5th and 8th positions on this dimension. It has a taxi track of 930 metres with two link taxis connecting the runway spread over the panchayats of Nedumbasserry, Sreemoolanagaram and Kanjoor.
Currently in expansion mode, the airport is envisaged to accommodate the super jumbo Airbus 380.[2] The construction of a new international terminal area with duty free shops has been completed recently.
The total cost of the airport project was 3,150,000,000 Rupees (US$68,478,000). The airport has two terminals one each for domestic and international flights. 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 (1.6 km²) of prime land at its disposal for commercial deployment. A Rs 35 billion master plan has been developed by CIAL to generate revenues from this. The various projects involved include an 18-hole golf course, business centre, hotel chains, multiplexes, industrial and IT Parks and logistics centre.
Cochin International Airport has direct non-stop international flights to Abu Dhabi, Bander Abbas, Colombo, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, and Singapore. Flights are available with one or more stops to Bahrain also. It is also linked with Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Agathi, Thiruvanathapuram and Bangalore by domestic flights.
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[edit] History
October, 1991 - Decision to pursue the new Airport project instead of expansion of existing Naval Airport, by representatives of related govt. agencies.
March, 1993 - Clearance to the proposal by the ministry of Civil Aviation.
May 25, 1999 - Formal inauguration by the President of India.
June 1, 1999 - Domestic Operation from old Naval Airport on Willingdon airport was moved to Cochin.
June 10, 1999 - First Inaugural flight by Air India.
June 21, 1999 - Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 landed.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Domestic
- Air Deccan (Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai)
- Air Sahara (Delhi, Hyderabad, Thiruvanathapuram)
- Go Air (Mumbai)
- Jet Airways (Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai)
- Kingfisher Airlines (Banglore, Mumbai, Chennai)
- Paramount Airways (Chennai, Hyderabad)
- Indian Airlines (Chennai, Delhi, Agathi, Banagalore, Mumbai, Calicut, Thiruvanathapuram, Coimbatore, Goa)
- Air India (Calicut, Chennai, Mumbai, Thiruvanathapuram)
- Air India Express (Calicut, Mumbai, Thiruvanathapuram)
[edit] International
- Air Arabia (Sharjah)
- Air India (Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Riyadh)
- Air India Express (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah, Salala)
- Emirates (Dubai)
- Gulf Air (Muscat)
- Indian (Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, Muscat, Sharjah)
- Jazeera Airways (Kuwait)
- Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
- Mahan Air (Bander Abbas)
- Oman Air (Muscat)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh)
- Silkair (Singapore)
- SriLankan Airlines (Colombo)
[edit] Forthcoming airlines
- Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
- RAK Airways (Ras Al Khaimah)
- Tiger Airways (Singapore)
- Air South Asia (Colombo)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Cochin International Airport Limited (official site)
- Cochin International Airport (Airports Authority of India web site)
- Airport data:
