Kannur international airport to open soon
Fourth international airport in Kerala will open on December 9
Kerala’s fourth international airport, in Kannur, is slated to open on December 9 following an approval by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), an official said here on Friday.
Kannur International Airport Ltd (Kial) managing director V. Thulasidas confirmed the launch date, saying “we are ready for operations”.
Kial authorities are trying their best for commercial operations to commence soon after the inauguration, but the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will decide on that.
Already, 11 international carriers and six domestic operators have confirmed their flights out of Kial.
The airport, built at a cost of Dh949 million, is located at Mattanur near Kannur and is spread over 2,000 acres.
With this, Kerala will be the only state in India to have four international airports, with the other three located in Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram.
The swanky Kannur airport has 24 check-in and 32 immigration counters. The runway will begin at a length of 3,050 metres, increasing to 3,400 metres in 18 months and eventually to 4,000 metres. The airport will be able to handle 2,000 passengers at a time, and Kial is estimated to serve more than 1.5 million annually.