Kozhikode International Airport

Kozhikode International Airport
Karipur Airport
Kozhikode International Airport ; Karipur Airport
	IATA: CCJ; ICAO: VOCL;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Airport Authority of India
Serves	Malappuram; Kozhikode
Location	Karipur, Kondotty, Malappuram 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
Website	www.aai.aero/en/airports/calicut
Map
	CCJ/VOCL CCJ/VOCL CCJ/VOCL
Runways
Statistics (April 2022 - March 2023)
Passengers
Passengers	2,982,879 ( 79.1%)
Aircraft movements	23,142 ( 54.2%)
Cargo tonnage	14,523 ( 37.7%)
	Source: AAI

Kozhikode International Airport also known as Calicut International Airport (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL) (locally referred to as Karipur Airport, Kondotty Airport or Malappuram Airport) is an international airport serving the city of Malappuram and Kozhikode in the state of Kerala, India. It is located at Karipur near Kondotty in the Malappuram district of the South Malabar region. It serves the Malabar region, consisting of Malappuram, Wayanad and Palakkad. It is situated 28 km (17 mi) away from Kozhikode and 25 km (16 mi) away from Malappuram. It serves two of the seven metropolitan areas in the state—Kozhikode metropolitan area and Malappuram metropolitan area. The airport opened on 13 April 1988. The airport serves as an operating base for Air India Express and operates Hajj Pilgrimage services to Medina and Jeddah from Kerala. It is tied with Hyderabad in terms of international traffic. It received international airport status on 2 February 2006. It is one of the few airports in the country with a tabletop runway.

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