Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
Trivandrum International Airport തിരുവനന്തപുരം വിമാനത്താവളം | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Location | Thiruvananthapuram | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°28′56″N 76°55′12″E / 8.48222°N 76.92000°E | ||||||||||
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Trivandrum International Airport[1] (IATA: TRV, ICAO: VOTV) is the first international airport of Kerala, India. It is now the second busiest airport in Kerala[2]. It is located 6km from city centre Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) and 16km from world renowned Kovalam beach.
The airport was established in 1932 as part of the Kerala Flying Club (under the initiative of Colonel Goda Varma Raja). International Operations (by Air India) to the cities in the Middle East like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Doha , Kuwait Bahrain and Dahran during the latter half of the 1970's & early 80s. Very soon, Air Lanka & Air Male joined the race. In January 1, 1991 it was upgraded to an International Airport, making it the first such airport in India outside the metropolitan cities.
Trivandrum International Airport has direct flights to many international cities like Kuwait,Dubai Singapore, Male, Colombo, Sharjah, Muscat, Bahrain, Qatar, Jeddah and Abudhabi. It is linked with Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Goa and Bangalore by domestic flights. The airport is a convenient point for hopping onto neighbouring SAARC countries like Srilanka and Maldives as well as to the Middle East and South East Asian countries.
Expansion Plans
Work on a new third terminal to cater for the increasing load of international passengers is commenced at 2006.[citation needed] Decks have been cleared for the construction of a world-class terminal for the Trivandrum international airport with the Union Government giving its nod for the Rs.258-crore airport modernisation project.[citation needed]
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The terminal, being constructed by Airports Authority of India (AAI) on the city side, will give a big impetus to the development of the city, the IT sector and the tourism industry in the southern districts. The three-storeyed building with an area of 20,000 sq. metres, designed by a consortium of three companies, is of tubular design.[citation needed] All modern facilities such as escalators, elevators and aerobridges will be provided. The terminal will be able to handle the passengers of two AB-300s and one Boeing 747 aircraft at a time.[citation needed]
To enable the passengers to check in at any counter, a Common Users Terminal Equipment (CUTE) will be installed.[citation needed] X-ray machines will be attached to the side of the conveyor belts for faster clearance of baggage. The check-in area will have a floor area of 950 sq. metres and the arrival area 570 sq. metres.[citation needed] The annual handling capacity of the terminal will be 13.3 lakh. The parking lot will be able to accommodate 575 cars, as per the approved plan. The entrance to the terminal will be from the Chaka-Eenchakkal road. A bridge will be built across the Parvathy Puthanar canal to link the proposed new terminal to the Kazhakuttam-Inchivila NH 47. bypass.[3]
Airlines and Destinations
Domestic
- Air India (Calicut, Chennai, Cochin, Mumbai)
- Air India Express (Calicut, Cochin, Mumbai)
- Indian Airlines (Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Mumbai, Trichy)
- Jet Airways (Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai)
- Kingfisher Airlines (Bangalore, Calicut, Chennai, Cochin, Goa, Mangalore)
- Paramount Airways (Chennai)
International
- Air Arabia (Sharjah)
- Air India (Dammam, Jeddah, Kuwait, Riyadh)
- Air India Express (Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah)
- Indian Airlines (Malé, Sharjah)
- Emirates (Dubai)
- Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
- Gulf Air (Bahrain)
- Jet Airways(Muscat)
- Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
- Island Aviation Services (Malé)
- Oman Air (Muscat)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- SilkAir (Singapore)
- Srilankan Airlines (Colombo)
- Thomas Cook Airlines (London-Gatwick) [seasonal]
- My Travel Airline (London-Gatwick) [seasonal]
- First Choice (London-Gatwick) [seasonal]
- Monarch Airlines (London-Gatwick) [seasonal]
Weekly flight numbers
| No. | Airlines based in India | Domestic | International | Total |
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| 1 | AIR INDIA EXPRESS | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | AIR INDIA | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | INDIAN | 35 | 14 | 49 |
| 4 | JET AIRWAYS | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | JETLITE | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | PARAMOUNT AIRWAYS | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | KINGFISHER AIRLINES | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| No. | Foreign Airlines | Domestic | International | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIR ARABIA | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | SRILANKAN AIRLINES | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | EMIRATES AIRLINES | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | GULF AIR | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | OMAN AIR | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | KUWAIT AIRWAYS | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | SILK AIR | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | QATAR AIRWAYS | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | ETIHAD AIRWAYS | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | ISLAND AVIATION | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| - | Total Airlines | Domestic | International | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 18 | 108 | 123 | 231 |
References
- ^ Official airport name as per Airports Authority of India
- ^ Traffic statistics
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/04/stories/2006080423940300.htm The Hindu
External links
- Trivandrum International Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
- Check live flight schedule
- Template:WAD
- Accident history for TRV at Aviation Safety Network
- Runway image from flickr
- Pictures of the new Trivandrum International Terminal