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Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM) is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in Tirusulam in Chengalpattu district, around 21 km (13 mi) southwest of the city centre. The first air service was operated in 1915 and the airport was commissioned in 1930.
Chennai International Airport is one of the busiest in India. The aviation history of Chennai began in 1910, when Giacomo D'Angelis built the first powered flight in Asia and tested it in Island Grounds. [309] In 1915, Tata Air Mail started an airmail service between Karachi and Madras marking the beginning of civil aviation in India. [310]
Chennai International Airport metro station. NLC India Airport Metro (formerly known as Chennai International Airport) is an elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the Chennai International Airport and the neighbourhoods of Meenambakkam ...
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List of airports in India. This list of airports in India includes airports recognized by Airports Authority of India (AAI). There are 33 international and 11 limited international airports apart from other domestic, private and civil enclaves. [1][2][3][4][5][excessive citations]
The Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, commonly referred to as Chennai MRTS, is a metropolitan rail transit system in Chennai, India. It is operated by Southern Railway of the state-owned Indian Railways. Opened in 1995, it was the first elevated railway line in India. The railway line runs from Chennai Beach to Velachery, covering a distance ...
Airport name Category Ownership Status Chennai: Tirusulam: VOMM MAA Chennai International Airport [1] International and Domestic [note 1] AAI [2] Operational Chennai: Parandur [3] [note 2] [note 2] Chennai Greenfield International Airport: International TIDCO and AAI [citation needed] Proposal Coimbatore: Peelamedu: VOCB CJB Coimbatore ...
Geography of Chennai. Appearance. Chennai is situated on a flat coastal plain, as can be seen in this Landsat 7 map. Chennai is located at 13°02′N80°10′E / 13.04°N 80.17°E on the southeast coast of India and in the northeast corner of Tamil Nadu. It is located on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains.