Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCI) (locally referred to as Nedumbassery Airport, Kochi Airport or Ernakulam Airport) is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about 25 km (16 mi) northeast of the city center. The airport is the first of its kind to be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model in India. This project was funded by nearly 10,000 non-resident Indians from 32 countries. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala and the fourth biggest airport in South India. As of 2019, the airport caters to 61.8% of the total air passenger traffic in Kerala. It is the third busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic, and the eighth busiest overall.
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| Airport type | Public-Private Partnership (PPP) | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Kochi | ||||||||||
| Location | Nedumbassery, Kochi, Kerala, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 10 June 1999 | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Air India | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 9 m / 30 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°09′12.00″N 76°23′17.39″E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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In fiscal year 2018–2019, the airport handled more than 10.2 million passengers with a total of 71,871 aircraft movements. As of 2023, the airport is served by over 25 airline companies, carrying passengers to 31 international destinations and 22 domestic destinations.
The airport operates three passenger terminals and one cargo terminal with a total area of over 225,000 square metres (2,421,880 sq ft). In 2015, the airport became the world's first fully solar-powered airport with the inauguration of a dedicated solar plant. For this entrepreneurial vision, the airport won the coveted Champion of the Earth award in 2018, the highest environmental honour instituted by the United Nations. The airport was awarded The Best Airport in Asia-Pacific in 2020 (5 to 15 million passengers per year) by Airports Council International.