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{{Short description|International airport
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
| type = [[Public–private partnership
| owner = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| operator = [[Adani Group|TRV (Kerala) International Airport Limited]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cbonds.com/company/271987/|title=TRV (Kerala) International Airport|website=cbonds.com|access-date=7 March 2023}}</ref>
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| website = {{URL|https://www.adani.com/thiruvananthapuram-airport}}
| city-served = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| location = Chacka,
| operating_base = [[Air India Express]]
| metric-elev = yes
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| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 14/32
| r1-length-m =
| r1-length-f = 11,
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = April
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data =
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data =
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data =
| footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref name="AAI3">{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/
| image = Thiruvananthapuram Airport Logo.svg
| image-width = 300
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'''Thiruvananthapuram International Airport''' {{airport codes|TRV|VOTV}}, is an [[international airport]] that serves [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital city of [[Kerala]], India. Established in 1932, it is the first [[airport]] in the state of
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is the eighth busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 January 2022|title=Cial Retains Spot As Third-busiest Airport |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/cial-retains-spot-as-third-busiest-airport/articleshow/89232238.cms|access-date=22 February 2022|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> and the [[List of busiest airports in India|15th]] overall in India in the month of August 2023. In the financial year 2022-23, the airport handled around 3.5 million passengers, with a total of around 25,000 aircraft movements.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k23Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k23Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>▼
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[[File:Trivandrum Airport Satelite View.jpg|thumb|320px| Aerial View of the airport]]
In addition to civil operations, the airport headquarters the [[Southern Air Command (India)]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) and the [[Indian Coast Guard]] for their operations. IAF has an exclusive apron to handle all their operations. Thiruvananthapuram Airport also caters to the [[Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology]], which carries out [[pilot training]] activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajivgandhiacademyforaviationtechnology.org/|title=Rajiv Gandhi Academy For Aviation Technology - Thiruvananthapuram|date=13 July 2018|website=Rajiv Gandhi Academy For Aviation Technology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717062920/http://www.rajivgandhiacademyforaviationtechnology.org/|archive-date=17 July 2017|access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref> The airport hosts [[Air India]]'s narrow body [[Maintenance, repair and operations|maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit]] consisting of twin hangars for servicing [[Boeing 737]]-type aircraft, servicing mostly [[Air India Express]] aircraft.
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The first flight took off on 1 November 1935, carrying mails of Royal Anchal (Travancore Post) to Bombay. In 1938, the Royal Government of Travancore acquired a [[Douglas DC-3|Dakota]] as the Maharaja's private aircraft and placed the first squadron of the Royal Indian Air Force (Travancore) for protection of the state from aerial attacks. After Independence, the airstrip was used for domestic flights with the construction of a new domestic terminal, Terminal 1.
International operations were initiated by [[Air India]] to cities in the [[Arabian Peninsula]] in the late 1970s using Boeing 707. By the early 80s, the then-Indian Airlines started service to Colombo, followed by service to Male. Later, Gulf Air, [[SriLankan Airlines|Sri Lankan Airlines]] (then Air Lanka) and Air Maldives (now [[Maldivian (airline)|Maldivian]]) started operations. These were followed by Indian Airlines, which started a service to Sharjah. On 1 January 1991, TIA was upgraded to an international airport, making it the fifth international airport of India after Delhi, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
On 1 March 2011, the first flight operated from the new international terminal, Terminal 2. IX 536 (Air India Express) from Sharjah marked the first arrival. Air India Express operated the first departure to Dubai from this new terminal. [[Skytanking|IndianOil Skytanking]] is the company that introduced single-man refuelling in India and started refuelling operations at Trivandrum in March 2016.
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Adani Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Limited (ATIAL), floated by the Adani Group to run the airport, would operate, manage and develop the airport for fifty years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hardeep Puri lays down 'facts' after Kerala urges Centre to reconsider Trivandrum airport privatisation - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/hardeep-puri-lays-down-facts-after-kerala-urges-centre-to-reconsider-trivandrum-airport-privatisation/articleshow/77659975.cms |access-date=20 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=20 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
As per the agreement, ATIAL would get control of the airport only after a concession agreement was executed and the performance bank guarantee was paid and subject to clearance of legal hurdles.<ref>{{cite news |title=LOA for Thiruvananthapuram airport issued to Adani Group |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/loa-of-thiruvananthapuram-airport-issued-to-adani-group/article32584869.ece |access-date= 18 September 2020 |work= [[The Hindu]] |date=11 September 2020 }}</ref>
==Aippasi and Panguni festival processions==
For decades, the airport has been traditionally pausing operations and reschedules flights twice a year to enable religious processions to pass through the airfield. The airport issues a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) twice yearly before the runway is closed for the bi-annual [[Aippasi]] festival, which falls in October-November, and for the [[Panguni Theertham|Panguni]] festival<ref>{{cite web |title=Painkuni festival |url=https://utsav.gov.in/view-event/painkuni-festival-1 |access-date= 2 July 2024 |work= Ministry of Tourism}}</ref>, which is held during March-April.<ref>{{cite news |title=Procession through Runway today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/procession-through-runway-today-kerala-airport-to-stay-shut-for-5-hours/articleshow/95216004.cms |access-date= 2 July 2024 |work= [[The Times of India]] |date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
The processions used to pass through the same route even before the airport was established in 1932. The temple issues special passes to participants in the 'aarattu' to pass through the airfield's operational areas.
The procession is escorted by priests, members of the erstwhile [[Travancore royal family|Travancore Royal family]], [[caparison]]ed [[Temple elephant|elephants]], [[Police band (music)|police band]] and armed and [[mounted police]] personnel besides large number of devotees and is a grand spectacle for onlookers.<ref>{{cite news |title=When an airport shuts runway and halts flights for god |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/when-an-airport-shuts-runway-and-halts-flights-for-god/articleshow/61264068.cms |access-date= 2 July 2024 |work= [[The Times of India]] |date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
==Facilities==
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===Runway===
[[File:Trivandrum International Airport Aircrafts in Runway.jpg|thumb|(From Left) [[Jet Airways]], [[Vistara]] and [[Air India Express]] flights near the runway getting ready for [[Takeoff]]]]
[[File:4R-EXR VOTV.jpg|thumb|221x221px|A [[FitsAir]] [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-232]] registered 4R-EXR, at VOTV airport's international terminal]]
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has a single {{convert|
===Terminal===
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The international terminal ground operations are handled by Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt. Ltd. It is fully air-conditioned with a WiFi facility. The terminal features spacious lounges, natural lighting with extensive use of glass roofing and better conveyance facilities for passengers. It has three baggage carousels and elaborate immigration/customs facilities. [[Flemingo]], India's first privately owned duty-free operator, is managing the [[duty-free shop]] at the international terminal.
The domestic terminal has basic amenities including cafés, a beer and wine bar, a book-seller, free local calls, a
[[File:New intl terminal trivandrum.jpg|thumb|right|Inside Terminal 2]]
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The check-in area has a floor area of {{convert|950|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and an arrival area of {{convert|600|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}. To enable the passengers to check in at any counter, a Common Users Terminal Equipment (CUTE) is installed. X-ray machines are attached to the side of the conveyor belts for faster clearance of baggage.
The entrance to the terminal is from
There is a pre-paid taxi service counter and foreign exchange (Thomas Cook India) counter in the arrivals area.<ref name=":0" />
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===MRO facility===
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport hosts Air India's narrow-body maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit consisting of twin hangars for servicing Boeing 737 type aircraft, servicing mostly Air India Express aircraft. The Maintenance Repair Overhaul is set up on {{Convert|6.07|ha||abbr=}} of land at a cost of Rs. 110 crores. It was commissioned on 16 December 2011. The maintenance of two aircraft can be simultaneously done at the two hangars present at the MRO.
===Other operations===
In addition to civil operations, Thiruvananthapuram Airport also caters to IAF and Coast Guard for their strategical operations and Airforce NCC Cadets' Trg
==Expansion==
In November 2023, the AAI announced that the new terminal building will be built at an area covering 44,000 sq.m., an increase from the
==Airlines and destinations==
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|[[Air India Express]]| [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/air-india-express-to-commence-bangalore-thiruvananthapuram-service-in-nov-2023-1228213|title=Air India Express to commence Bangalore-Thiruvananthapuram service in Nov-2023|work=CAPA|accessdate=11 October 2023}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[King Fahd International Airport|Dammam]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Kozhikode International Airport|Kozhikode]], [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]], [[Salalah International Airport|Salalah]], [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]<ref name="dgca" />▼
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▲|[[Air India]]| [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Bangalore SkyUpdates|user=AeroUpdatesBLR|number=1801643776450171072|title=Air India opens bookings for daily flights to Thiruvananthapuram starting 1st July 2024. |date=14 June 2024|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref name="dgca">{{cite web|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=4207/4201/servicename|title=Airlines INTL Schedule|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="dgca1">{{cite web|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=4201/4200/servicename|title=Airlines DOM Schedule|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>
|{{nowrap|[[AirAsia]]}}| [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]] (resumes 22 February 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231213-akfeb24trv|title=AirAsia Resumes Thiruvananthapuram Service From Feb 2024|website=AeroRoutes|date=13 December 2023}}</ref>▼
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|[[Gulf Air]]| [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulfair.com/flights/destination-guide/trivandrum|title=Trivandrum|publisher=[[Gulf Air]]|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Malaysia Airlines]]|[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230902-mhnw23in|title=MALAYSIA AIRLINES FURTHER EXPANDS INDIA NETWORK IN NW23|work=Aeroroutes|accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Qatar Airways]]| [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qatarairways.com/dapp/discovery/?origin=DOH&destination=TRV|title=Trivandrum,India|publisher=[[Qatar Airways]]|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>
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