List of airports in Tamil Nadu

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Vellore

Tambaram

Sulur

Thanjavur

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List of airports in Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu)

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The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has multiple civilian airports serving cities throughout the region, as well as airports for strictly military usage.[citation needed]

## Airports in Tamil Nadu

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This list contains the following information:

1. City served – The city generally associated with the airport. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside of the city they serve.
2. ICAO – The location indicator assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO indicator: VA – West Zone, VE – East Zone, VI – North Zone, VO – South Zone
3. IATA – The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Cities served  | Location  | ICAO  | IATA  | Airport name  | Category  | Ownership  | Status

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Chennai | Tirusulam | VOMM  | MAA  | Chennai International Airport[1] | International and Domestic[note 1] | AAI[2] | Operational
Chennai | Parandur[3] | [note 2] | [note 2] | Chennai Greenfield International Airport | International  | TIDCO and AAI[citation needed] | Proposal
Coimbatore | Peelamedu | VOCB  | CJB  | Coimbatore International Airport | International  | AAI[2] | Operational
Hosur | Belagondapalli | VO95  |  | Hosur Aerodrome | Domestic  | Taneja Aerospace and Aviation  | No
Madurai | Madurai  | VOMD  | IXM  | Madurai Airport | Custom  | AAI[2] | Operational
Neyveli | Neyveli  | VONY  | NVY  | Neyveli Airport | Domestic  | Neyveli Lignite Corporation and AAI | 2024
Salem | Kamalapuram | VOSM  | SXV  | Salem Airport | Domestic  | AAI[2] | Operational
Thanjavur | Pilaiyarpatti | VOTJ  | TJV  | Thanjavur Air Force Station | Domestic  | MoD and AAI | \-
Thoothukkudi | Vagaikulam | VOTK  | TCR  | Tuticorin Airport | Domestic  | AAI[2] | Operational
Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli  | VOTR  | TRZ  | Tiruchirappalli International Airport | International  | AAI[2] | Operational
Vellore | Abdullapuram | VOVR  | Nil  | Vellore Airport | Domestic  | AAI[2] | \-

## Armed Forces

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Cities served  | ICAO  | IATA  | Base name  | Category  | Ownership  | Status

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Arakkonam | VOAR  |  | INS Rajali | Naval Air Station | Indian Navy | Operational
Chennai |  |  | CGAS & ICGS Chennai |  | Indian Coast Guard | Operational
Chennai |  |  | INS Adyar | Logistics and Maintenance Support For Navy | Indian Navy | Operational
Chennai | VOTX  |  | Tambaram Air Force Station | Airfield | Indian Air Force | Operational
Coimbatore | VOSX  |  | Sulur Air Force Station | Air Base | Indian Air Force | Operational
Coimbatore |  |  | INS Agrani | Leadership Training For Navy | Indian Navy | Operational
Mandapam |  |  | ICGS Mandapam |  | Indian Coast Guard | Operational
Ramanathapuram | VORM  |  | INS Parundu | Naval air station | Indian Navy | Operational
Thanjavur | VOTJ  | TJV  | Thanjavur Air Force Station | Airfield | Indian Air Force | Operational
Thirunelveli |  |  | INS Kattabomman | Submarine VLF Facility For Navy | Indian Navy | Operational
Thoothukudi |  |  | ICGS Thoothukudi |  | Indian Coast Guard | Operational
Thoothukudi |  |  | INS Thoothukudi | Logistics Support For Navy | Indian Navy | Operational

## Defunct Airstrips

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Cholavaram Airstrip,

Chettinad Airport,

Kayathar Airport,

Ulundurpettai Airport.

## References

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1. ^ Begum, S. Dilshad (2014). "Administration of Chennai International Airport--A study" (PDF). International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review. 1 (4). Bangalore, India: SLAA Publications: 185–191. eISSN 2349-6746.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "Southern Region Airports". AAI Airports. Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. ^ Chatterjee, Pyusha (27 November 2023). "Latest Offerings: Chennai Greenlights New Airport In Parandur". Travel+Leisure India and South Asia. BurdaLuxury (part of Hubert Burda Media). Retrieved 31 December 2023.

### Notes

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1. ^ According to Begum 2014, this is the only airport in India where the International and Domestic terminals are adjacent to one another.
2. ^ a b Codes not yet available.