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Line 1: {{Short description\|International airport in Kerala, India}} {{Use Indian English\|date=~~October~~July ~~2023~~2024}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~October~~July ~~2023~~2024}} {{Infobox airport \| name = Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Line 39: }} '''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 [[Kerala]] and the fifth international airport of India, officially declared in 1991.<ref name="aai">{{Cite web\|url=http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/thiru_general.jsp\|title=Thiruvananathapuram\|website=Airports Authority of India\|url-status=usurped\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125002751/http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/thiru_general.jsp\|archive-date=25 November 2010}}</ref> It is the [[airline hub\|operating base]] of [[Air India]], [[Air India Express]], [[IndiGo]] and [[SpiceJet]]. ~~Spread~~The airport, spread over an area of {{~~convert~~cvt\|~~700~~800\|acre}}, the airport is approximately {{convert\|3.7\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} due west from the [[central business district\|city centre]] and the [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple]],<ref name="aai" /> {{convert\|16\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} from [[Kovalam]] beach, {{convert\|13\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} from [[Technopark Trivandrum\|Technopark]] and {{convert\|21\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} from the under-construction [[Vizhinjam International Seaport]]. It shares a visible proximity to [[Shankumugham Beach]] making it the nearest airport to the [[Arabian Sea]] in India, just about 0.6 miles (approx. 1 km) away from the sea. The airport is the second-busiest airport in the state of Kerala, 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, as of 2024. In the financial year 2023-24, the airport handled over 4.4 million passengers, with a total of over 30,000 aircraft movements.<ref name="AAI3"/><ref name="AAI2"/>▼ ▲The airport is the second-busiest airport in the state of Kerala, 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~~16th]] overall in India, as of 2024. In the financial year 2023-24, the airport handled over 4.4 million passengers, with a total of over 30,000 aircraft movements.<ref name="AAI3"/><ref name="AAI2"/> [[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. Line 64: 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== Line 78 ⟶ 83: 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 ~~specialized~~specialised baby care room and phone-recharging points.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.silkair.com/mbe/en_UK/content/experience/ontheground_airportlounge.jsp\|title=Airport Lounge\|publisher=SilkAir\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224063843/http://www.silkair.com/mbe/en_UK/content/experience/ontheground_airportlounge.jsp\|archive-date=24 February 2011\|access-date=1 March 2011}}</ref> Into Plane Services fuelling operations handled by IndianOil Skytanking. [[File:New intl terminal trivandrum.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Inside Terminal 2]] Line 123 ⟶ 128: \| [[Air Arabia Abu Dhabi]] \| [[Abu Dhabi International Airport\|Abu Dhabi]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.airarabia.com/en/destinations\|title=Destinations\|publisher=[[Air Arabia]]\|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> <!-- --> \|[[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> <!-- --> \|[[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]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/ArenaJet/status/1746143057542594908\|title=Air India Express to launch Hyderabad-Thiruvananthapuram flight from January 22\|work=JetArena\|accessdate=13 January 2024}}</ref> [[Cochin International Airport\|Kochi]], [[Kannur International Airport\|Kannur]], [[Muscat International Airport\|Muscat]], [[Sharjah International Airport\|Sharjah]]<ref name="dgca" />