Kozhikode International Airport
Kozhikode International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kozhikode | ||||||||||
| Location | Karipur, Kozhikode district, Kerala, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 13 April 1988 | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | Air India Express | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 104 m / 342 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°08′10″N 75°57′18″E / 11.13611°N 75.95500°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Source: AAI | |||||||||||
Kozhikode International Airport (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL), also known as Calicut International Airport (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It also serves other cities and districts of the Malabar region, Wayanad and Palakkad. It is situated 28 km (17 mi) away from Kozhikode. The airport opened on 13 April 1988, and serves as an operating base for Air India Express and operates Hajj Pilgrimage services to Medina and Jeddah. It is tied with Hyderabad in terms of international traffic. It received the international airport status on 2 February 2006. It is one of the few airports in the country with a tabletop runway.