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{{Infobox airport | {{Infobox airport | ||
| name = Tuticorin Airport | | name = Tuticorin Airport | ||
| image = Tuticorin Airport. | | image = Tuticorin Airport Logo.png | ||
| image-width = 250px | | image-width = 200px | ||
| image2 = Tuticorin Airport.jpg | |||
| image2-width = 250px | |||
| IATA = TCR | | IATA = TCR | ||
| ICAO = VOTK | | ICAO = VOTK | ||
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| owner = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] | | owner = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] | ||
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]] | | operator = [[Airports Authority of India]] | ||
| city-served = [[ | | city-served = [[Thoothukkudi district|Thoothukudi]], [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]], [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]] and [[Kanniyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]] | ||
| location = Airport Road, [[Vagaikulam]], [[Thoothukudi]] - 628103, [[Tamil Nadu]], India | | location = Airport Road, [[Vagaikulam]], [[Thoothukudi]] - 628103, [[Tamil Nadu]], India | ||
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1992|04|30}} | | opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1992|04|30}} | ||
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| elevation-f = 129 | | elevation-f = 129 | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|08|43|27|N|078|01|33|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|08|43|27|N|078|01|33|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}} | ||
| website = | | website = {{url|https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/tuticorin}} | ||
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India | | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India | ||
| pushpin_label = | | pushpin_label = VOTK | ||
| pushpin_relief = | | pushpin_relief = | ||
| pushpin_map_caption = | | pushpin_map_caption = Tuticorin Airport | ||
| r1-number = 10/28 | | r1-number = 10/28 | ||
| r1-length-m = 1,351 | | r1-length-m = 1,351 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Tuticorin Airport''' {{airport codes|TCR|VOTK}} is a [[domestic airport]] located {{convert|16.9|km|abbr=on}} from [[ | '''Tuticorin Airport''' {{airport codes|TCR|VOTK}} is a [[domestic airport]] located {{convert|16.9|km|abbr=on}} from [[Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu]], India serving the districts of [[Thoothukkudi district|Thoothukkudi]], [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]], [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]] and [[Kanniyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/demand-to-modernise-tuticorin-airport/article4744904.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Demand to modernise Tuticorin airport | date=24 May 2013}}</ref> in southern Tamil Nadu. It is {{cvt|15.6|km}} west of the city centre on Thoothukkudi-Tirunelveli NH-7A. It was inaugurated by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[J. Jayalalithaa]] on 30 April 1992 and the former [[Minister of State]] for [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]] and [[Ministry of Tourism|Tourism]] [[M. O. H. Farook]] presided with her. The airport was [[ISO 9001:2015]] quality certified on 13 April 2018. It is the fifth busiest airport in Tamil Nadu after [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Coimbatore International Airport|Coimbatore]], [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport|Tiruchirappalli]] and [[Madurai Airport|Madurai]]. | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
[[Image:BombardierQ400 TuticorinAirport.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Passengers boarding waiting aircraft at the runway of Tuticorin airport]] | [[Image:BombardierQ400 TuticorinAirport.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Passengers boarding waiting aircraft at the runway of Tuticorin airport]] | ||
The airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 10/28, 1349 | The airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 10/28, {{convert|1349|m}} long and {{convert|45|m}} wide. The taxiway is {{cvt|15|m}} wide and {{cvt|225|m}} in length. The airport has two parking bays. Stand Number 1 to the east and Stand Number 2 to the west of apron. Stand Number 1 for ATR 72 or lesser type of ACFT and stand Number 2 for Bombardier Q400 or lesser type of ACFT. while its terminal building can handle 120 passengers during peak hours. Navigational aids at Tuticorin airport include NDB 'TU', PAPI lights and an Aerodrome beacon. It has been granted higher category license from existing VFR to IFR by DGCA on 30 June 2020. Tuticorin Airport is capable of all weather - day & night operations at low visibility less than {{cvt|5|km}}. | ||
The Air Traffic Control Tower is located to North of Apron and is having Aerodrome Control (ADC), Surface Movement Control(SMC) and Approach Control (APP)Units. | The Air Traffic Control Tower is located to North of Apron and is having Aerodrome Control (ADC), Surface Movement Control(SMC) and Approach Control (APP)Units. | ||
The air traffic services unit is provided with meteorological information<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/tuticorin_technicalinfo.jsp |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> | The air traffic services unit is provided with meteorological information<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/tuticorin_technicalinfo.jsp |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> | ||
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==Airlines and destinations== | ==Airlines and destinations== | ||
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{{Airport destination list | {{Airport destination list | ||
|[[IndiGo]]|[[Kempegowda International Airport| | |[[IndiGo]]|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]] | ||
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==Naming the airport== | ==Naming the airport== | ||
* After the death of former [[president of India]] [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], there have been requests made to name the airport as ''"Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam International Airport"'' after the approval of international status to the airport by [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} | * After the death of former [[president of India]] [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], there have been requests made to name the airport as ''"Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam International Airport"'' after the approval of international status to the airport by [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} | ||
* Indian actor turned politician [[R. Sarathkumar]]'s [[All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi]] made a request to name the airport after the former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[K. Kamaraj]] as ''"Kamarajar International Airport"''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/640552-sarathkumar-to-contest-from-tenkasi-radhika-from-kovilpatti-5.html|title=கல்விக் கட்டணம் அரசே கையாளும்; 24 மணி நேரமும் கடைகள் இயங்கும்: சமக தேர்தல் அறிக்கை வெளியீடு|work=இந்து தமிழ்|date=3 March 2021|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref> | * Indian actor turned politician [[R. Sarathkumar]]'s [[All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi]] made a request to name the airport after the former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[K. Kamaraj]] as ''"Kamarajar International Airport"''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/640552-sarathkumar-to-contest-from-tenkasi-radhika-from-kovilpatti-5.html|title=கல்விக் கட்டணம் அரசே கையாளும்; 24 மணி நேரமும் கடைகள் இயங்கும்: சமக தேர்தல் அறிக்கை வெளியீடு|work=இந்து தமிழ்|date=3 March 2021|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://aai.aero/allAirports/tuticorin_generalinfo.jsp Official site at the Airports Authority of India] | *[http://aai.aero/allAirports/tuticorin_generalinfo.jsp Official site at the Airports Authority of India] | ||
{{Airports in India}} | {{Airports in India}} | ||