Chennai airport
| Chennai International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | VOMM |
| IATA code | MAA |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 16 m (52 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 15 km southwest of Chennai |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1954 |
| Terminals | 3 |
| Passengers | 14,782,281 (2015) |
| Air freight | 311,043 t (2015) |
| Flight movements |
120,775 (2015) |
| Runways | |
| 07/25 | 3658 m × 45 m asphalt |
| 12/30 | 2045 m × 45 m asphalt / concrete |
The Chennai International Airport ( IATA : MAA ; ICAO code : VOMM ) (until 1996 Madras International Airport ) is the international airport of Chennai (Madras), the capital of the Indian state Tamil Nadu . It is the third most important international airport in the country after Mumbai and Delhi and the main hub for southern India. It is also the main hub for air cargo to Mumbai and an international hub for Air India .
history
Madras was one of the first airports in India and was the terminus of Air India's first flight in 1954. This led from Bombay (now Mumbai) via Belgaum to Chennai.
Location and structure
Chennai Airport is located on the outskirts of Chennai in the Meenambakkam district, around 15 kilometers southwest of the city center. Chennai is the only airport in India with a rail link (Trisulam station).
Chennai Airport has three terminals: domestic flights are handled at the Kamaraj Terminal (named after the former Chief Minister Tamil Nadus K. Kamaraj ), and international flights at the Anna Terminal (named after the former Chief Minister Tamil Nadus CN Annadurai ). The old Meenambakkam Terminal is now used as a freight terminal.
Incidents
- On April 26, 1979, while approaching Madras, an explosive device exploded in the front on-board toilet of an Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200 ( aircraft registration number VT-ECR ), which led to a complete failure of the electronics. When landing, the machine rolled over the end of the runway and burned out. All 67 people were able to save themselves from the machine (see also flight accident of a Boeing 737 Indian Airlines in 1979 at Madras airport ) .
- On March 5, 1999, on a Boeing 747-2B3F freighter of Air France (F-GPAN) approaching Chennai Airport (Madras until 1996), a warning about the not extended nose landing gear was issued by the flight crew as False warning was assessed. The aircraft then landed with the nose landing gear not extended. While the five-man crew was able to save themselves, the machine then burned out completely because the airport fire brigade was unable to put out the fire.
Web links
- Official side of the airport (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c ACI ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report Indian Airlines, Boeing 737-200 VT-ECR, April 26, 1979 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ^ Accident report B-747-200F F-GPAN , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 23, 2019.
