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{{Infobox Airport
{{Infobox Airport
| name = Tiruchirapalli Airport
| name = Tiruchirapalli International Airport
| nativename-a = தி௫ச்சிராப்பள்ளி பன்னாட்டு வானூர்தி நிலையம்
| nativename-a = தி௫ச்சிராப்பள்ளி பன்னாட்டு வானூர்தி நிலையம்
ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED
ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED

Revision as of 18:28, 4 December 2010

Tiruchirapalli International Airport

தி௫ச்சிராப்பள்ளி பன்னாட்டு வானூர்தி நிலையம் ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED
File:TTTrichyairport.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Civil Aviation
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesTiruchirapalli
LocationTiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Elevation AMSL288 ft / 88 m
Coordinates10°45′55″N 078°42′35″E / 10.76528°N 78.70972°E / 10.76528; 78.70972
Websitehttp://aai.aero
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,480 8,136 Asphalt
Statistics (2009 April To July)
International Passenger movements1,82,647[1]
International Aircraft movements1,946[1]
Domestic Passenger movements35,201[1]
Domestic Aircraft movements472[1]
Source: World Aero Data[2]

Tiruchirapalli Airport or Trichy Airport (IATA: TRZ, ICAO: VOTR) is a major airport mostly serving Tiruchirapalli and adjacent districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The airport, located on the NH 210 Tiruchirapalli - Rameswaram highway, is 5 km (3.1 mi)[3] south of the city centre.

History

This airport, built by the British during World War II, was mainly used by the British Airforce during the world wars. The damaged flights were landed in the airport and taken to a workshop in Ponmalai, at a distance of 2  km and made repaired and brought into service. The airport was given permission for civilian operations after the war, though the actual passenger traffic started in early 1980s. Air Lanka started its operations in 1981 with a weekly flight to Colombo and subsequently increasing its operations to 11 flights a week. Indian Airlines started its operations to Chennai and mid-east countries in mid 1980s.

Based on P.R.Brouse[4] (Air Traffic controller at Trichy airport in 1942),the airport was used as Race course during 1930-40's. The airport had no building except ATC and had runway length of 600m. According to him, Trichy airport handled TATA's Dakota flight.The aircraft from Mumbai(via Bangalore) after re-fueling at Trichy airport carried passengers to Colombo. Usually 5 to 20 people traveled on this flight from Trichy. The Air Ceylon(Srilankan Airlines)[5] operations started in late 1940s while Indian airlines service started before 1980. Both the airlines connected Trichy to Colombo through Jaffna.

Terminal

The airport has two adjacent terminals. Currently only the newer terminal is being used for air traffic. The old terminal is being converted into a cargo complex, and is expected to become operational from December 2010.

Cargo Complex (Old Terminal)

The airport has an old terminal building. It has a long history. Before the construction of a new terminal this terminal would be crowded most of the timing. Now the terminal is to be operated as a Cargo Complex from December 2010[6].The Central Board of Excise and Customs has approved the airport as an air cargo complex.The airport would be a gateway for foreign export as there is no easy way for export from the central region of Tamil Nadu. A huge variety and quantity of products including perishable and non perishable items, garments, hand loom, computer hardware are produced in this region hence the airport have a high demand for cargo traffic.

Integrated Terminal Building

The New Integrated Terminal (inaugurated on 21 February 2009 and started operations from 1 June 2009) has an area of 11777 sq m and is made of glass and steel structure having modern passenger friendly facilities such as central air conditioning system, aerobridges,baggage conveyor system, escalators, public addressing system, Flight Information Display System (FIDS), CCTV for surveillance, check in counters, car parking, etc.

The Integrated Terminal Building has peak hour passenger handling capacity of 400 passengers and annual handling capacity of 3.24 lakhs. It has 2 aerobridges, 12 Check-in counters, 1 X ray scanners (for baggage). It also has 8+8=16 Immigration Counters (Dep. + Arr.), 2+4=6 Custom Counters (Dep. +Arr.), 2 Security check units and 3 Conveyor Belt – arrival (47m each).

The expansion of apron has been completed to cater for parking of total 7 aircraft: 3 Category 'D' and 4 Category 'C' type of aircraft from existing capacity of 3 Category 'C' type of aircraft.

Expansion

Tiruchirapalli Airport is on 150 crore expansion mode since 2004. The runway was expanded from 6,000 ft (1,829 m) to 8,136 ft (2,480 m). The apron was expanded to hold 10 aircraft and new taxiway was constructed at cost of 40 cr. The construction of 80 cr New Integrated Terminal Building with world class features has been completed and inaugurated on 21 February 2009. It consists of 2 aerobridges and provision for an additional gate.The Glass ATC tower with modern features is under construction.

Further, the airport is one of the non-metro airports selected for 200 cr city side development on public-private partnership model. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has already appointed a legal advisor for this and will shortly release a tender for the work. AAI has proposed Phase II expansion on 500 acres (2.0 km2). The expansion includes extending the runway to 12,500 ft (3,810 m), construction of cargo, hangars, parking bay for aircraft maintenance and other works. The state government would provide land free to AAI for the phase II expansion. The Phase II expansion has been pending for a year due to land acquisition issues. People in and around the airport have opposed the move to acquire their land. A case is pending in Madurai high court in which a survay is to be taken by the district administration and to be submitted. After the disposal of the case only further steps to be taken.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsiaKuala Lumpur
Air-India ExpressAbu Dhabi, Chennai, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Singapore
Kingfisher Airlines Chennai
Mihin LankaColombo
SriLankan AirlinesColombo
Tiger AirwaysSingapore

Flight Training and Pilot Training Centres

Also owing to excellent conditions prevailing at Trichy Airport which is highly suitable for Flight Training. Trichy Airport is now the hotspot for establishment of flight training and pilot training centres in southern India. Given the state of the art infrastructure available here, it is an ideal training airport and base for aspiring pilots. VKN group have established a flight academy called VKN Aviation Academy[7] with a fleet comprising of 5 brand new Cessna 172 R Glass Cockpit Aircraft.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d http://airportsindia.org.in/traffic_news/jul2k9annex3.pdf
  2. ^ Template:WAD
  3. ^ Tiruchirapalli Airport at the Airports Authority of India
  4. ^ P.R.Brouse
  5. ^ Air Ceylon Dakota "Sunethra Devi"
  6. ^ Caro Complex
  7. ^ VKN Aviation Academy

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