Nearest Airport of Thrissur

The nearest Airport of Thrissur is the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery. The airport is located just 58 km away from Thrissur city. It is one of the fastest project that was built at a record time. This is the only airport in India that was built by a company promoted by the State Government.

The Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery was inaugurated by Sri.K.R. Narayanan, the President of India at that time on May 25. Some of the major airlines operating from the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery are Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines, Indian Airlines, Indigo, Spicejet, Paramount Airways, Air India, Jet Airways, Go Airways, Sahara Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, Silk Air, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Air Lankan. Some of the destinations covered by these airlines are Delhi, Bangalore, Singapore, Coimbatore, Chennai, Abudhabi, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Goa, Sharjah, Riyadh, Dubai, Colombo, Kuwait, Agathi, Bahrain, Doha, Calicut and many more.

The nearest Airport of Thrissur is centrally located at a place from where all three National Highways that are NH 47, NH 17, NH 49 that pass through Kerala are very nearby. Apart from this the main Railway line from Kanyakumari to Delhi is also very close to the airport. The Cochin International Airport Limited is administered by the representatives of the Government, Non Residential Indian's from 30 countries industrialists, and also representatives of various financial institutions of India. The different operations of the ground handling at the airport is carried on by Air India. The wide bodied Boeing - 747 type of Aircraft can also operate from the airport.



Last Updated on 05/06/2013