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{{~~short~~Short description|Airport in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India}}

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{{Infobox airport

| name = Chennai International Airport

| nativename =~~~~

| image = ~~File:~~Chennai International Airport Logo.png

| image-width = 75px

| image2 = Chennai airport view 3.jpeg

| IATA =~~'''~~ MAA~~'''~~

| ICAO =~~'''~~ VOMM~~'''~~

| type = Public

| owner = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]]

| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]

| city-served = [[Chennai ~~Metropolitan~~metropolitan ~~Area~~area]]

| location = [[Tirusulam]], [[~~Chennai, Tamil Nadu|~~Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]

| opened = {{start date and age|1930|||df=~~y|p=n|br=n~~yes}}

| hub =~~{{bulleted~~ ~~list~~[[Blue Dart Aviation]]<ref name="BD"/>

| focus_city = [[Air India]]

~~|[[Blue Dart Aviation]]<ref name="BD"/>~~

| operating_base = [[IndiGo]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-s-expansive-network-bridges-distances-within-india.html|title=IndiGo's expansive network bridges distances within India|date=19 October 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[IndiGo]]|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615105540/https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-s-expansive-network-bridges-distances-within-india.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

| elevation-f = 52▼

}}

|~~focus_city~~ elevation-m =~~{{bulleted~~ ~~list~~16

| metric-elev = yes▼

~~|[[Air India]]~~

| coordinates = {{~~Coord~~coord|12|58|56|N|80|9|49|E|type:airport_region:IN-TN|display=title,inline}}▼

~~|[[SpiceJet]]~~

| website = {{nowrap|{{URL|~~https://~~www.chennaiinternationalairport.com~~|Chennai International Airport~~}}}}▼

}}

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▲|elevation-f =52

|~~elevation-m~~ pushpin_label =16 '''MAA'''/VOMM

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu▼

▲|metric-elev =yes

| r1-number = 07/25

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▲|website ={{URL|https://www.chennaiinternationalairport.com|Chennai International Airport}}

| r1-length-m = 3,661

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| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]

~~|pushpin_label ='''MAA'''~~

| r2-number = 12/30

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|r1 r2-length-~~number~~ m =~~07/25~~ 2,890

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|~~r1-length~~ r2-msurface =~~3,661~~ Asphalt

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|r2 stat1-~~number~~ header =~~12/30~~ Passengers

|~~r2-length~~ stat1-mdata =2 21,~~890~~207,262 ({{increase}} 14.2%)

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|r2 stat2-~~surface~~data =~~Asphalt~~ 145,790 ({{increase}} 5.9%)

|~~metric~~ stat3-~~rwy~~ header =~~yes~~ Cargo tonnage

|~~stat~~ stat3-~~year~~data =~~April~~ ~~2023 -~~340,544 ~~March~~({{decrease}} ~~2024~~0.6%)

|~~stat1~~ stat-~~header~~year =~~Passengers~~ April 2023 – March 2024

| footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref name="AAI3">{{cite report|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=20 April 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120023/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=20 April 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120022/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=20 April 2024|archive-date=19 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419133127/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex4.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>▼

~~|stat1-data =21,207,262 ({{increase}} 14.2%)~~

~~|stat2-header =Aircraft movements~~

~~|stat2-data =145,790 ({{increase}} 5.9%)~~

~~|stat3-header =Cargo tonnage~~

~~|stat3-data =340,544 ({{decrease}} 0.6%)~~

▲|footnotes =Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref name="AAI3">{{cite report|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=20 April 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120023/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=20 April 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120022/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=20 April 2024|archive-date=19 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419133127/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex4.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

}}

'''Chennai International Airport''' {{~~Airport~~airport codes|MAA|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 {{cvt|21|km}} southwest of the city centre. The first air service was operated in 1915 and the airport was commissioned in 1930. The airport serves as the southern regional headquarters of the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) for [[South India]] comprising the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], Tamil Nadu, [[Telangana]], and the union territories of [[Lakshadweep]], and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].

The airport is the [[List of the busiest airports in India|fifth-busiest airport by passenger traffic]] and aircraft movements, and fourth busiest by cargo handled in India. It is also the third busiest airport by international traffic. In financial year ~~2023-24~~2023–24, the airport handled over 21 million passengers and 0.34 million tonnes of cargo. The airport offers connecting passenger flights to all six inhabited continents, and direct flights to three of them.

{{As of|2024}}, the airport has three operating passenger terminals with terminals 1 and 4 handling domestic traffic and terminal 2 handling international operations respectively. Expansion of terminal 2 replacing the older terminal 3 and a new satellite terminal, are under construction. There is a dedicated air cargo complex operating out of the old passenger terminal at [[Meenambakkam]]. There are two [[asphalt concrete|asphalt]] runways. The airport serves as a hub for [[Blue Dart Aviation]], ~~and [[IndiGo]] and is~~ a focus city for [[Air India]], and an operating base for [[~~SpiceJet~~IndiGo]].

The airport is expected to reach saturation by 2035, with a peak capacity of 40 million passengers, and a new [[Chennai greenfield airport, Parandur|greenfield airport]] has been proposed. The airport is served by the [[Chennai International Airport metro station|airport metro station]] of the [[Chennai Metro]] and the [[Tirusulam railway station]] of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway]].

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==History ==

[[File:D'Angelis biplane 1910 designed and built, by G. d'Angelis.jpg|thumb|left|[[Giacomo D'Angelis]] and his biplane in 1910 during the first flight in the city]]

The aviation history of the city began in 1910, when a city-based [[Corsicans|Corsican]] hotelier [[Giacomo D'Angelis]] built a [[biplane]] powered by a with a small engine in association with Simpson's, a leading coach-builder in the city.<ref>{{cite news|last=Muthiah|first=S.|title=The magnificent men in Madras|date=1 December 2003|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120100050300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040103133744/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120100050300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2004|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Giacomo D'Angelis, first to fly in Asia (Madras 10 March 1910)|publisher=Our Media|url=https://archive.org/details/GiacomoDangelisFirstToFlyInAsiaMadras10March1910|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> He tested it at [[The Island, Chennai|Island Grounds]] at [[Madras]], making it the first powered flight in Asia.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://static.mygov.in/indiancc/2021/05/mygov-10000000001960522275.pdf|title=History of Indian Air Force|publisher=[[Government of India]]|page=2|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208172949/https://static.mygov.in/indiancc/2021/05/mygov-10000000001960522275.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Muthiah|first=S.|title=Madras Miscellany|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 August 2010|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/Madras-Miscellany/article12572738.ece|access-date=25 December 2012|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027165249/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/Madras-Miscellany/article12572738.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Further display of flying was done by a set of aviators including Baron de Caters and Jules Tyck in February 1911.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhargava|first=Kapil|title=Beginning of Aviation in India—A peep into its early history|publisher=bharat-rakshak.com|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/AviationIndia.pdf|access-date=25 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227142219/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/AviationIndia.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2012}}</ref> J. W. Madley, a water works engineer, flew an aircraft assembled by him over the [[Red Hills reservoir]] and shot a couple of aerial photographs in 1914.<ref name="Soaring">{{cite news|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/soaring-the-skies-from-the-land-that-once-served-as-gateway-of-south/article67218759.ece|title=Soaring the skies from the land that once served as gateway of south|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 August 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825114621/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/soaring-the-skies-from-the-land-that-once-served-as-gateway-of-south/article67218759.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mathai|first=Kamini|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/when-an-italian-took-india-to-the-skies/articleshow/70708216.cms|title=When an Italian took India to the skies|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 August 2019|access-date=25 December 2022|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120035/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/when-an-italian-took-india-to-the-skies/articleshow/70708216.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1915, [[Tata Sons|Tata Air Mail]] started an airmail service between [[Karachi]] and Madras marking the beginning of civil aviation in South India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=69345|title=100 years of civil aviation|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=26 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226224125/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=69345|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 1930, a discussion initiated by pilot G. Vlasto led to the founding of [[Madras Flying Club]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Aviation|year=1952|first=R.L.|last=Saraogi|page=192}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Janardanan|first=Arun|title=Madras Flying Club: High on quality|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 June 2011|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/madras-flying-club-high-on-quality/articleshow/8842647.cms|access-date=25 December 2022|archive-date=1 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901172935/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/madras-flying-club-high-on-quality/articleshow/8842647.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Tata Sons' Airline Timetable Image, Summer 1935 (interior).jpg|thumb|left|Tata Sons' Airline timetable, c. 1935]]

Commissioned in 1930, Madras aerodrome was one of the first airports of India.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thimmayya|first=Daniel|title=Madras Flying Club on a Wing and Prayer|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/May/19/madras-flying-club-on-a-wing-and-prayer-614623.html|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=19 May 2014|access-date=3 December 2023|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615105539/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/May/19/madras-flying-club-on-a-wing-and-prayer-614623.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 October 1932, [[J. R. D. Tata]] flew a [[De Havilland Puss Moth|Puss Moth]] aircraft carrying air mail from Karachi to [[Bombay]]'s [[Juhu aerodrome|Juhu Airstrip]] and the flight continued to Madras piloted by aviator [[Nevill Vintcent]] marking the first scheduled flight to land at the airport.<ref>{{cite book|title=Britain's Imperial Air Routes, 1918 to 1939|last=Higham|first=Robin|page=168|publisher=Shoe String Press|year=1961|isbn=978-0-208-00171-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=De Havilland Gazette|year=1953|page=103|publisher=De Havilland Aircraft Company}}</ref> Although the first aircraft landed in Madras airport in 1932 and commercial services were in operation, the airport was confined mostly to military operations during [[World War II]], when it became the base of [[Indian Air Force|Royal Indian Air Force]].<ref name="Soaring"/><ref name="About">{{cite web|title=About Chennai International Airport|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|url=http://www.airportsindia.org.in/chennai/aboutus.jsp|access-date =13 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503161205/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/chennai/aboutus.jsp|archive-date=3 May 2012~~|df =dmy-all~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Lake|first1=A|title=Flying units of the RAF|year=1999|publisher=Airlife|location=[[Shrewsbury]]|isbn=978-1-840-37086-7|page=49}}</ref>

[[Image:Meenambakkam airport.jpg|thumb|The old terminal at Meenambakkam, now used for cargo]]

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[[File:Flughafen chennai domestic terminal.jpg|thumb|right|The terminal added in 1980s]]

In November 1988, [[British Airways]] inaugurated scheduled services to [[London]]'s [[Heathrow Airport]] commencing services to Europe with the airline flying nonstop with Boeing 747s from April 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/british-airways-and-chennai-a-30-year-old-connection/article25638186.ece|title=British Airways and Chennai: a 30-year-old connection|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 December 2018|access-date=4 January 2022|last=Krishnaswamy|first=Murali|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120021/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/british-airways-and-chennai-a-30-year-old-connection/article25638186.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Madras experience|work=The Sunday Telegraph|date=2 October 1988|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111602384/sunday-telegraph/|access-date=1 June 2023|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019162006/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111602384/sunday-telegraph/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Speech at the inauguration of British Airways non-stop flight between Madras and London on 2nd April 1991|journal=Addresses of Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh, Governor of Tamil Nadu|year=1993|volume=1|pages=97–99}}</ref> On 23 September 1999, a handling centre for flowers, fruits and vegetables was commissioned at the air cargo terminal.<ref name="Customs"/> In 2001, the airport received [[ISO 9000|ISO 9001-2000]] certification, becoming the first international airport in the country to obtain the same.<ref name="Indian Logistics Info">{{cite web|title=Chennai Airport|publisher=Indian Logistics Info|url=http://www.indianlogisticsinfo.com/indian_aviation/chennai_airport.html|access-date=20 December 2012|archive-date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103164528/http://www.indianlogisticsinfo.com/indian_aviation/chennai_airport.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ISO 9001-2000 for Chennai airport|newspaper=Business Line|date=27 August 2001|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/08/27/stories/142704xs.htm|access-date=20 December 2012|archive-date=2 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202091043/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/08/27/stories/142704xs.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Certification Awarded to Airports Authority of India|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Chennai_ISO.pdf|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723031010/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Chennai_ISO.pdf|archive-date=23 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> A new international departure terminal was commissioned in 2003.<ref name="About"/> In May 2005, [[Delta Air Lines]] commenced the first direct flights to the [[Americas]] connecting Chennai with [[JFK International Airport|New York City]] via [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/30/stories/2006063016800500.htm|title=Delta to discontinue Chennai flights|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 June 2006|access-date=28 August 2022|last=Shankar|first=T. S.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220151547/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/30/stories/2006063016800500.htm|archive-date=20 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/delta-air-lines-to-start-chennai-ny-direct-service-from-may-2005-104121601083_1.html|title=Delta Air Lines to start Chennai-NY direct service from May 2005|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|location=India|date=16 December 2004|access-date=28 August 2022|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828171305/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/delta-air-lines-to-start-chennai-ny-direct-service-from-may-2005-104121601083_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

~~|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|date=27 August 2001|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/08/27/stories/142704xs.htm~~

|access-date=20 December 2012|archive-date=2 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202091043/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/08/27/stories/142704xs.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Certification Awarded to Airports Authority of India|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Chennai_ISO.pdf|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723031010/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Chennai_ISO.pdf|archive-date=23 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> A new international departure terminal was commissioned in 2003.<ref name="About"/> In May 2005, [[Delta Air Lines]] commenced the first direct flights to the [[Americas]] connecting Chennai with [[JFK International Airport|New York City]] via [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/30/stories/2006063016800500.htm|title=Delta to discontinue Chennai flights|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 June 2006|access-date=28 August 2022|last=Shankar|first=T. S.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220151547/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/30/stories/2006063016800500.htm|archive-date=20 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/delta-air-lines-to-start-chennai-ny-direct-service-from-may-2005-104121601083_1.html|title=Delta Air Lines to start Chennai-NY direct service from May 2005|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=16 December 2004|access-date=28 August 2022|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828171305/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/delta-air-lines-to-start-chennai-ny-direct-service-from-may-2005-104121601083_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, the AAI started a major modernisation project.<ref>{{cite web|title=Domestic Projects|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|url=http://www.aai.aero/services/domestic_projects.jsp|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117021349/http://www.aai.aero/services/domestic_projects.jsp|archive-date=17 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The plan consisted of constructing two new terminals (Terminal 1 and 4), renovation of the existing international terminal (Terminal 3) along with the extension of the secondary [[runway]], construction of new [[taxiway]]s, [[parking bay]]s and [[fire station]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-airport-expansion-yet-to-achieve-goals/article5563323.ece|title=Chennai airport expansion yet to achieve goals|date=13 May 2016|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614093933/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-airport-expansion-yet-to-achieve-goals/article5563323.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, construction of a new integrated terminal (Terminal 2) commenced, with the flight operations starting on 7 July 2023.<ref name="NITB">{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/auto/chennai-airport-new-integrated-terminal-building-nitb-welcomes-all-international-passengers-after-successful-relocation-8310355.html|title=Chennai Airport: International Flights Relocated to New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB)|date=20 July 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|~~work~~publisher=News18|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111145931/https://www.news18.com/auto/chennai-airport-new-integrated-terminal-building-nitb-welcomes-all-international-passengers-after-successful-relocation-8310355.html|url-status=live}}</ref>▼

~~In 2008, the AAI started a major modernisation project.<ref>{{cite web~~

▲|title=Domestic Projects|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|url=http://www.aai.aero/services/domestic_projects.jsp|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117021349/http://www.aai.aero/services/domestic_projects.jsp|archive-date=17 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The plan consisted of constructing two new terminals (Terminal 1 and 4), renovation of the existing international terminal (Terminal 3) along with the extension of the secondary [[runway]], construction of new [[taxiway]]s, [[parking bay]]s and [[fire station]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-airport-expansion-yet-to-achieve-goals/article5563323.ece|title=Chennai airport expansion yet to achieve goals|date=13 May 2016|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614093933/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-airport-expansion-yet-to-achieve-goals/article5563323.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, construction of a new integrated terminal (Terminal 2) commenced, with the flight operations starting on 7 July 2023.<ref name="NITB">{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/auto/chennai-airport-new-integrated-terminal-building-nitb-welcomes-all-international-passengers-after-successful-relocation-8310355.html|title=Chennai Airport: International Flights Relocated to New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB)|date=20 July 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|work=News18|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111145931/https://www.news18.com/auto/chennai-airport-new-integrated-terminal-building-nitb-welcomes-all-international-passengers-after-successful-relocation-8310355.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Administration ==

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[[File:ChennaiAirport.jpg|thumb|Aerial view showing the primary runway (left) and the secondary runway]]

The airport has two runways —– the {{cvt|3661|m}} long primary runway 07/25 (Northeast – Southwest orientation) and the {{cvt|2890|m}} long secondary runway 12/30 (Northwest – Southeast orientation).<ref name="Data"/><ref>{{cite report|url=https://nocas2.aai.aero/nocas/AAI_Links/Airports-IFR-VFR-200815.pdf|title=Airports IFR-VFR list|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=2 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102073533/https://nocas2.aai.aero/nocas/AAI_Links/Airports-IFR-VFR-200815.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The runways are equipped with CAT-I [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS) for [[IFR]] approach with [[Precision Approach Path Indicator]] (PAPI) landing aids.<ref>{{cite web|title=Technical Information|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/chennai_TECHNICAL.jsp|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109200718/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/chennai_TECHNICAL.jsp|archive-date=9 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> An upgraded ILS was installed on runway 07/25 in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/new-instrument-landing-system-at-chennai-airport-commissioned-117110601425_1.html|title=New instrument landing system at Chennai airport commissioned|date=6 November 2017|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|location=India|archive-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614110116/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/new-instrument-landing-system-at-chennai-airport-commissioned-117110601425_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As the airport is not equipped with a [[Category III approach|CAT-III]] landing system, which will enable operations in poor visibility conditions, disruptions in flight operations happen in poor weather conditions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ils-upgrades-are-needed-at-indian-airports-to-tackle-rough-weather-amidst-growing-air-traffic/article67909905.ece|title=ILS upgrades are needed at Indian airports to tackle rough weather amidst growing air traffic|date=3 March 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614110116/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ils-upgrades-are-needed-at-indian-airports-to-tackle-rough-weather-amidst-growing-air-traffic/article67909905.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, AAI acquired additional land to install new landing lights and upgrade the ILS.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/landing-to-get-safer-as-airport-gets-defence-land-to-install-runway-lights/articleshow/93062476.cms|title=Landing to get safer as Chennai airport gets defence land to install runway lights|date=23 June 2022|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614110527/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/landing-to-get-safer-as-airport-gets-defence-land-to-install-runway-lights/articleshow/93062476.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Runway at Chennai airport (4446062960).jpg|thumb|left|Primary runway 07/25 approaching from the north-east]]

The secondary runway (12/30) was closed in 2009 to extend it over the [[Adyar River]] by means of a bridge over the watercourse at a cost of {{INRconvert|4300|m}}. The runway which was initially {{cvt|2035|m}} long was planned to be extended to {{cvt|3445|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ayyappan|first=V.|title=Work on runway across Adyar takes off|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 January 2009|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/work-on-runway-across-adyar-takes-off/articleshow/4049884.cms|access-date=11 January 2023|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615113811/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/work-on-runway-across-adyar-takes-off/articleshow/4049884.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The expansion was completed in March 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Runway across Adyar ready for day operation|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 November 2011|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/11/20&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00404&ViewMode=HTML|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=14 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614024739/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2011%2F11%2F20&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00404&ViewMode=HTML|url-status=dead}}</ref> The bridge over the Adyar river accommodated the runway and a taxiway, making Chennai airport the first international airport in India to have a runway across a river.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ayyappan|first=V.|title=Runway over river to open in Nov|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 October 2011|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/runway-over-river-to-open-in-nov/articleshow/10362259.cms|access-date=11 January 2023|archive-date=4 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204104029/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Runway-over-river-to-open-in-Nov/articleshow/10362259.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The commissioning was delayed due to work on [[landing lights]] and [[VHF omnidirectional range|VOR]] antenna.<ref>{{cite news|title=Secondary runway run into hassles|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=13 March 2012|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2012/Mar/12/secondary-runway-run-into-hassles-348087.html|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120032/https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=0&client=ca-pub-2915053785761950&output=html&h=90&slotname=DSK-NP-ADX-MCM-newindianexpress.com-ROW-Direct-RSwPB-SO-728x90-0.10&adk=281199098&adf=3407277754&pi=t.ma~as.DSK-NP-ADX-MCM-newi_&w=728&url=newindianexpress.com&wgl=1&uach=WyIiLCIiLCIiLCIiLCIiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCIiLG51bGwsMF0.&dt=1718884832078&bpp=99&bdt=67&idt=229&shv=r20240617&mjsv=m202406130101&ptt=5&saldr=sd&cookie=ID%3D277abc082816f986%3AT%3D1718884826%3ART%3D1718884826%3AS%3DALNI_Ma613c6p3p1EKvJvjrDnD2n2noT_A&gpic=UID%3D00000e319b97be01%3AT%3D1718884826%3ART%3D1718884826%3AS%3DALNI_MYEVxkmmytN8zHI7W0g5Y__ffepVw&eo_id_str=ID%3Dddd6bcdff54a4d09%3AT%3D1718884826%3ART%3D1718884826%3AS%3DAA-AfjYV1vLAqcrcF80uC2AcQlrm&correlator=8019074496492&frm=23&ife=1&pv=2&ga_vid=826503698.1718884832&ga_sid=1718884832&ga_hid=762969547&ga_fc=0&nhd=2&u_tz=0&u_his=2&u_h=900&u_w=1400&u_ah=900&u_aw=1400&u_cd=24&u_sd=1&dmc=16&adx=329&ady=162&biw=1385&bih=900&isw=728&ish=90&ifk=913810623&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=44759837%2C95331832%2C95332926%2C95334511%2C95334524%2C95334565%2C95334570%2C95334578%2C95335896%2C95335247%2C95335292%2C31084653&oid=2&pvsid=4488974282880141&tmod=807448887&uas=0&nvt=1&loc=EMPTY&top=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newindianexpress.com%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2F2012%2FMar%2F12%2Fsecondary-runway-run-into-hassles-348087.html&fc=640&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1400%2C0%2C1400%2C900%2C728%2C90&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CeE%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=4&bc=31&bz=1&psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&ifi=1&uci=1.pu0j96gprou5&fsb=1&dtd=283|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2012, airport authorities announced that only about {{cvt|2160|m}} of the secondary runway would be operational due to displacements at both ends and the runway which was earlier used by only smaller aircraft, would be able to accommodate [[narrow body aircraft]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sujatha|first=S.|title=Chennai airport: Second runway in the offing|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=11 February 2012|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/chennai-airport-second-runway-offing-985|access-date=11 February 2012|archive-date=12 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212160542/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/chennai-airport-second-runway-offing-985|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Flughafen chennai view from st thomas mount.jpg|thumb|Primary runway 07/25 as seen from [[St. Thomas Mount]]]]

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The domestic terminals (Terminal 1 and 4) have three levels with the departure area on the top level with an elevated corridor, which has approach and exit ramps.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sujatha|first=S.|title=New terminals likely by June next year|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=23 December 2011|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/new-terminals-likely-june-next-year-772|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=11 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111001337/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/new-terminals-likely-june-next-year-772|url-status=dead}}</ref> The arrivals section is on the ground level, which also serves as the base for airlines and other offices with the basement used for luggage handling. Terminal 1 covers {{cvt|67700|m2}}, has seven gates, 52 check-in counters, and eight counters for e-ticketing and can handle 16 million passengers per annum.<ref name="World">{{cite web|title=Designs unveiled for new terminals at Chennai Airport in India|publisher=World Interior Design Network|date=31 January 2011|url=http://www.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/designs_unveiled_for_new_terminals_at_chennai_airport_in_india_110131/|access-date =1 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908034118/http://www.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/designs_unveiled_for_new_terminals_at_chennai_airport_in_india_110131/|archive-date=8 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2013/Jan/21/get-ready-for-a-brand-new-takeoff-444803.html|title=Get ready for a brand new takeoff!|date=21 January 2013|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614165347/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2013/Jan/21/get-ready-for-a-brand-new-takeoff-444803.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Terminal 4 which was originally built to handle international operations, covers an area of {{cvt|59300|m2}} and is capable of handling 7 million passengers per annum. Both the terminals are equipped with an in-line [[baggage handling system]] and security screening system with four departure conveyors of a length of {{cvt|3500|m}} and can handle 1,200 baggage pieces per hour.<ref name="World"/>

The terminals are designed with two sustainable gardens with wing-like roofs and glass facades. Rainwater is harvested and used to sustain the gardens.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Srivathsan|first1=A.|last2=Oppili|first2=P.|title=Architects for airport expansion|date=22 September 2008|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/22/stories/2008092259881200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925034652/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/22/stories/2008092259881200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=11 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mathews|first=Neelam|title=Chennai Airport to be India's Greenest|work=Architectural Record|date=28 August 2007|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/070828chennai.asp|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=16 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016211725/http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/070828chennai.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> There is {{cvt|9000|m2}} of space at the terminals, consisting of duty-free retail shops, restaurants, snack bars, and executive lounges.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kannan|first=Swetha|title=New-look Chennai airport to have nearly three times current retail space|newspaper=~~The Hindu~~ Business Line|date=9 December 2011|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2701673.ece|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=9 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109093930/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2701673.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> There have been more than 65 incidents of false ceiling collapses and breakage of glass windows reported from the terminals over the years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai Airport false ceiling collapse: airport police file FIR|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 October 2013|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-airport-false-ceiling-collapse-airport-police-file-fir/article5197905.ece|access-date=12 October 2013|archive-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005174536/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-airport-false-ceiling-collapse-airport-police-file-fir/article5197905.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/1-more-glass-panel-shatters-at-airport-69-incidents-so-far/articleshow/66994260.cms|title=1 more glass panel shatters at airport; 69 incidents so far|date=8 December 2018|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120544/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/1-more-glass-panel-shatters-at-airport-69-incidents-so-far/articleshow/66994260.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

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The new integrated terminal (Terminal 2) was planned to replace the older Terminals 2 and 3 which were situated between the Terminals 1 and 4. Part of the terminal commenced operations on 7 July 2023.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pall|first=Samreen|date=20 July 2023|title=Chennai Airport: International Flights Relocated to New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB)|url=https://www.news18.com/auto/chennai-airport-new-integrated-terminal-building-nitb-welcomes-all-international-passengers-after-successful-relocation-8310355.html|~~work~~publisher=News18|access-date=11 January 2024|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111145930/https://www.news18.com/auto/chennai-airport-new-integrated-terminal-building-nitb-welcomes-all-international-passengers-after-successful-relocation-8310355.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The second phase of construction will involve the expansion of the existing terminal by {{cvt|60000|m2}}, replacing the existing Terminal 3. The complete new terminal building will be spread over {{cvt|197000|m2}} and will have a handling capacity of 10 million passengers when completed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/new-terminal-in-2-years-domestic-and-international-passengers-to-be-served-at-chennai-airport/articleshow/108280019.cms|title=New terminal in 2 yrs, to be used for domestic, int'l flyers|date=7 March 2024|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615084246/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/new-terminal-in-2-years-domestic-and-international-passengers-to-be-served-at-chennai-airport/articleshow/108280019.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The terminal has 100 check-in counters, 11 automated tray retrieval systems, six self-bag drops and six baggage reclaim belts. It is equipped with a passenger flow monitoring system (PFMS) that helps in management of passenger operations.<ref name="Air2">{{cite web|title=Chennai International Airport's New Integrated Terminal Building (T2), India|url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/chennai-international-airports-new-integrated-terminal-building-t2-india/|publisher=Airport Technology|date=28 June 2023|access-date=11 January 2024|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111145930/https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/chennai-international-airports-new-integrated-terminal-building-t2-india/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The new terminal is designed with the inspiration from [[Culture of Tamil Nadu|Tamil culture]], with the building's exterior inspired from [[Dravidian Architecture]] of [[Hindu temples]] and the roof inspired from pleats of [[sari]] worn by [[Bharatanatyam]] dancers. The flooring and the false ceiling feature [[Kolam]] patterns and colourful murals.<ref name="Air2"/> The outside of the terminal features a 1,730-kilogram [[Nachiarkoil lamp]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1669945122547716097|user=aaichnairport|title=Nachiarkoil lamp at Chennai airport|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>

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=== Air traffic control ===

[[File:Chennai Airport (3241289435).jpg|thumb|[[Air traffic control]] tower with maintenance hangars in the foreground]]

The Air traffic control tower is located at the Air Traffic Services Complex and is equipped with advanced surface movement guidance and control system.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vayalar Ravi inspects Air Traffic Control Tower at airport|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 October 2011|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2506030.ece|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=5 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105023440/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2506030.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> An automated smart flight guidance system was installed in October 2011 at a cost of {{INRconvert|420|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Traffic Needs an Upgrade as Developing Countries Become More Affluent, Fly More: Expert|publisher=Raytheon|date=10 July 2012|url=http://www.raytheon.com/media/fia12/atm/|access-date=26 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104032108/http://www.raytheon.com/media/fia12/atm/|archive-date=4 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ayyappan|first=V.|title=Airport on a smart flight guidance system|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 July 2011|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/07/22&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00401&ViewMode=HTML|access-date=23 January 2012|archive-date=14 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614025901/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2011%2F07%2F22&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00401&ViewMode=HTML|url-status=dead}}</ref> The automated system combines information from tower control, approach control, area control and oceanic control electronically and improved reliability.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sujatha|first=S.|title=AAI to integrate entire air space|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=30 September 2011|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/aai-integrate-entire-air-space-633|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002084523/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/aai-integrate-entire-air-space-633|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sinha|first=Shishir|author2=Ashwini Phadnis|title=Integrated air space management from Chennai today|newspaper=Business Line|location=Chennai|date=21 September 2011|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2473697.ece|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927214412/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2473697.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kumaraswami|first=Sridhar|title=Chennai ATC to control traffic over 20,000 ft|newspaper=The Asian Age|date=15 September 2011|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/chennai-atc-control-traffic-over-20000 ft-122|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718033809/https://www.asianage.com/india/chennai-atc-control-traffic-over-20000%C2%A0ft-122|url-status=live}}</ref> There are two [[radars]], a secondary surveillance radar and a terminal radar.<ref>{{cite news|last=Janardhanan|first=Arun|title=Chennai ATC enjoys the navigation of entire South Indian skies|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 September 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-ATC-enjoys-the-navigation-of-entire-South-Indian-skies/articleshow/10163937.cms|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=25 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325040341/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-ATC-enjoys-the-navigation-of-entire-South-Indian-skies/articleshow/10163937.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> As the airport controls one of the four flight information regions in the country, other radar systems in the region are integrated with the ATC at Chennai.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oppili|first=P.|title=Testing of new air traffic control technology begins|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2050300.ece|access-date=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527160158/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2050300.ece|archive-date=27 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

~~|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/aai-integrate-entire-air-space-633|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=2 October 2011~~

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002084523/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/aai-integrate-entire-air-space-633|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sinha|first=Shishir|author2=Ashwini Phadnis|title=Integrated air space management from Chennai today|newspaper=Business Line|publisher=The Hindu|date=21 September 2011

|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2473697.ece|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927214412/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2473697.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kumaraswami|first=Sridhar|title=Chennai ATC to control traffic over 20,000 ft|newspaper=The Asian Age|date=15 September 2011|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/chennai-atc-control-traffic-over-20000 ft-122|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718033809/https://www.asianage.com/india/chennai-atc-control-traffic-over-20000%C2%A0ft-122|url-status=live}}</ref> There are two [[radars]], a secondary surveillance radar and a terminal radar.<ref>{{cite news|last=Janardhanan|first=Arun|title=Chennai ATC enjoys the navigation of entire South Indian skies|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 September 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-ATC-enjoys-the-navigation-of-entire-South-Indian-skies/articleshow/10163937.cms|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=25 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325040341/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-ATC-enjoys-the-navigation-of-entire-South-Indian-skies/articleshow/10163937.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> As the airport controls one of the four flight information regions in the country, other radar systems in the region are integrated with the ATC at Chennai.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oppili|first=P.|title=Testing of new air traffic control technology begins|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2050300.ece|access-date=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527160158/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2050300.ece|archive-date=27 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Other facilities ===

The old parking lot at the airport accommodated 1,200 cars.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|title=Multi-level car park to be built at Chennai airport|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 June 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/multi-level-car-park-to-be-built-at-chennai-airport/article24167331.ece|access-date=17 October 2018|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215061851/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/multi-level-car-park-to-be-built-at-chennai-airport/article24167331.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2018, a six-level car park with a capacity to accommodate 2,237 cars was planned in front of the airport on a 4.25-acre plot.<ref>{{cite news|last=Simhan|first=T. E. Raja|title=50 companies evince interest in new multilevel car park at Chennai airport|newspaper=~~The Hindu~~ Business Line|date=3 January 2018|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/50-companies-evince-interest-in-new-multilevel-car-park-at-chennai-airport/article10010238.ece|access-date=17 October 2018|archive-date=12 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212163340/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/50-companies-evince-interest-in-new-multilevel-car-park-at-chennai-airport/article10010238.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction began in March 2019, was completed in December 2021 and opened in 2022.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|title=Multi-level parking facility soon at airport|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 March 2019|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/multi-level-parking-facility-soon-at-airport/article26515854.ece|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128081156/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/multi-level-parking-facility-soon-at-airport/article26515854.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Take off delayed for multi-level parking lot at Chennai airport|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 December 2021|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/take-off-delayed-for-multi-level-parking-lot-at-chennai-airport/article37934924.ece|access-date=9 January 2022|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109223530/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/take-off-delayed-for-multi-level-parking-lot-at-chennai-airport/article37934924.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Opening of Chennai airport's parking lot put off yet again|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|first=Sunitha|last=Sekar|date=29 May 2022|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/opening-of-chennai-airports-parking-lot-put-off-yet-again/article65473057.ece|access-date=10 June 2022|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610041627/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/opening-of-chennai-airports-parking-lot-put-off-yet-again/article65473057.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, a {{cvt|250000|ft2}} mall named Aerohub was built. The mall has a {{cvt|238100|ft2}} cinema multiplex and a {{cvt|35678|ft2}} 59-key transit hotel facility.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shivakumar|first=C.|title=Airport to house multiplex with multi-level car parking|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=7 September 2018|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/sep/07/airport-to-house-multiplex-with-multi-level-car-parking-1868685.html|access-date=17 October 2018|archive-date=17 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017123905/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/sep/07/airport-to-house-multiplex-with-multi-level-car-parking-1868685.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shivakumar|first=C.|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/Dec/07/trial-run-ofchennai-airports-much-awaitedcar-park-facility-likely-in-january-2392655.html|title=Trial run of Chennai airport's much-awaited car park facility likely in January|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=7 December 2021|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615113703/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/Dec/07/trial-run-ofchennai-airports-much-awaitedcar-park-facility-likely-in-january-2392655.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Chennai International Airport vrvbaan042k24 (90).jpg|thumb|Airport fire station]]

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The existing airport is expected to reach saturation by 2035, with a peak capacity of 40 million passengers.<ref name="Parandur">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennais-2nd-airport-may-come-up-on-3500-acres-near-mamandur/articleshow/68312148.cms|title=New Chennai Airport: Chennai's 2nd airport may come up on 3,500 acres near Mamandur|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 March 2019|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027165249/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennais-2nd-airport-may-come-up-on-3500-acres-near-mamandur/articleshow/68312148.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, a second airport for the city was planned on {{convert|5000|acre}} land at [[Sriperumbudur]] with four-runways at an estimated cost of {{INRconvert|35000|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oppili|first=P.|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2334267.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=State government has to decide on second airport for Chennai: AAI|date=8 August 2011|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911032508/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2334267.ece|archive-date=11 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The new airport would accommodate 40 million passengers annually.<ref>{{cite news|title=Greenfield Airport plan on fast track|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=5 September 2011|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/greenfield-airport-plan-on-fast-track/181375-60-118.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416052741/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/greenfield-airport-plan-on-fast-track/181375-60-118.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2012|access-date=14 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article3155610.ece|work=[[~~The Hindu~~ Business Line]]|title=TN proposes second greenfield airport|date=22 March 2012|access-date=22 March 2012|location=Chennai, India|archive-date=23 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323215621/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article3155610.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, the state government shortlisted six other locations for the airport.<ref>{{cite news|title=Six locations shortlisted for city's second airport|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 September 2019|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/six-locations-shortlisted-for-chennai-second-airport/article29479974.ece|access-date=20 October 2019|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131102619/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/six-locations-shortlisted-for-chennai-second-airport/article29479974.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2022, the state government selected Parandur in Kanchipuram district as location for the new greenfield airport. The new [[Greenfield project|greenfield]] airport would come up on {{cvt|4970|acre}} of land.<ref name="Parandur"/>

== Airlines and destinations ==

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|{{nowrap|[[Air Arabia]]}}|[[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220427-3lmay22in|title=Air Arabia Abu Dhabi further expands|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=27 April 2022|archive-date=11 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311202827/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220427-3lmay22in|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.india.com/business/international-flights-air-arabia-to-operate-direct-flights-between-chennai-and-abu-dhabi-from-april-27-check-flight-schedule-covid-guidelines-air-travel-calicut-cochin-delhi-5334660/|title=Air Arabia to Operate Direct Flights Between Chennai And Abu Dhabi From April 27|work=India.com|date=12 April 2022|access-date=5 February 2022|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412165334/https://www.india.com/business/international-flights-air-arabia-to-operate-direct-flights-between-chennai-and-abu-dhabi-from-april-27-check-flight-schedule-covid-guidelines-air-travel-calicut-cochin-delhi-5334660/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[~~Air Arabia Abu Dhabi~~AirAsia]]}}|[[~~Abu~~Kuala ~~Dhabi~~Lumpur International Airport|~~Abu~~Kuala ~~Dhabi~~Lumpur–International]]<ref>{{cite ~~web~~news|url=https://www.~~aeroroutes~~thehindubusinessline.com/~~eng~~economy/~~220427~~logistics/airasia-~~3lmay22in~~expanding-in-tier-ii-cities-of-india/article67891779.ece|title=~~Air~~AirAsia ~~Arabia~~expanding ~~Abu~~in ~~Dhabi~~tier-II ~~further~~cities ~~expands~~of India|~~work~~date=~~Aeroroutes~~27 February 2024|access-date=271 ~~April~~June ~~2022~~2024|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|archive-date=1115 ~~March~~June ~~2023~~2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20230311202827~~20240615141748/https://www.~~aeroroutes~~thehindubusinessline.com/~~eng~~economy/~~220427~~logistics/airasia-~~3lmay22in~~expanding-in-tier-ii-cities-of-india/article67891779.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Air India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airindia.com/in/en/destinations/route-map.html|title=Route map|work=[[Air India]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518065152/https://www.airindia.com/in/en/destinations/route-map.html|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtvprofit.com/trending/air-indias-a350-900-to-fly-on-domestic-routes-from-january-22-bookings-open-npc|title=Air India's A350 Bookings Open|date=3 January 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[NDTV]]|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619115018/https://www.ndtvprofit.com/trending/air-indias-a350-900-to-fly-on-domestic-routes-from-january-22-bookings-open-npc|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Coimbatore International Airport|Coimbatore]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/02/15/air-india-announces-new-flights-from-chennai/|title=Air India announces new flights from Chennai|date=15 February 2021|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Business Traveller|archive-date=28 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228184348/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/02/15/air-india-announces-new-flights-from-chennai/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Bandaranaike]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.india.com/travel/articles/international-flights-latest-news-today-19-november-2021-air-india-resumes-direct-flights-to-sri-lanka-colombo-from-delhi-chennai-check-full-schedule-travel-guidelines-5102718/|title=Air India Resumes Direct Flights to Sri Lanka|date=19 November 2021|access-date=1 June 2024|work=India.com|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619115016/https://www.india.com/travel/articles/international-flights-latest-news-today-19-november-2021-air-india-resumes-direct-flights-to-sri-lanka-colombo-from-delhi-chennai-check-full-schedule-travel-guidelines-5102718/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=70144&catid=2|title=Chennai-Delhi Air India Flight Delayed|date=17 February 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Live Chennai|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620121225/https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=70144&catid=2|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-flight-tickets-to-gulf-become-costlier/articleshow/92397682.cms|title=Chennai: Flight tickets to Gulf become costlier|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 June 2022|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619115019/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-flight-tickets-to-gulf-become-costlier/articleshow/92397682.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/air-india-to-deploy-a350-on-nine-domestic-routes-from-jan-22/article67695787.ece|title=Air India to deploy A350 on nine domestic routes|date=3 January 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619115016/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/air-india-to-deploy-a350-on-nine-domestic-routes-from-jan-22/article67695787.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/air-india-ordered-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-to-passengers-for-multiple-flight-delays-123121200697_1.html|title=Air India ordered to pay Rs 2 lakh to passengers for multiple flight delays|date=12 December 2023|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619115018/https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/air-india-ordered-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-to-passengers-for-multiple-flight-delays-123121200697_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Madurai Airport|Madurai]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?catid=&newsid=36221|title=New flight services from Chennai to Trichy, Coimbatore, and Madurai|work=Live Chennai|date=23 August 2017|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=24 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824222506/http://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?catid=&newsid=36221|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/air-india-to-introduce-new-business-class-on-domestic-flights-from-july-1/article68307193.ece|title=Air India to introduce new business class on domestic flights from July 1|date=19 June 2024|access-date=19 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Veer Savarkar International Airport|Port Blair]],<ref name="Andaman">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/flying-to-port-blair-from-chennai-becomes-expensive-as-airfare-soars/articleshow/110239975.cms|title=Flying to Port Blair from Chennai will cost you a bomb|date=19 May 2024|access-date=19 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619120348/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/flying-to-port-blair-from-chennai-becomes-expensive-as-airfare-soars/articleshow/110239975.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.india.com/business/international-flights-latest-news-today-24th-march-2022-india-singapore-flights-news-air-india-flights-to-singapore-vaccinated-travel-lanes-booking-details-5300940/|title=Air India to Operate Flights to Singapore Under Vaccinated Travel Lanes, Bookings Begin From March 27|date=24 March 2022|access-date=1 June 2024|work=India.com|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619115017/https://www.india.com/business/international-flights-latest-news-today-24th-march-2022-india-singapore-flights-news-air-india-flights-to-singapore-vaccinated-travel-lanes-booking-details-5300940/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[AirAsia]]}}|[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/airasia-expanding-in-tier-ii-cities-of-india/article67891779.ece|title=AirAsia expanding in tier-II cities of India|date=27 February 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615141748/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/airasia-expanding-in-tier-ii-cities-of-india/article67891779.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Air India Express]]|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.~~airindia~~flightradar24.com/indata/enflights/~~destinations/route-map.html~~i5782|title=~~Route~~AIX ~~map~~Connect flight I5782|~~publisher~~work=[[~~Air India~~Flightradar24]]|access-date=119 June 2024~~|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518065152/https://www.airindia.com/in/en/destinations/route-map.html|url-status=live~~}}</ref>| [[~~Kempegowda~~Biju Patnaik International Airport|~~Bangalore~~Bhubaneswar]],<ref>{{cite ~~news~~web|url=https://www.~~ndtvprofit~~airindiaexpress.com/~~trending~~flight-availability?/~~air~~BBI/MAA/2024-~~indias~~08-~~a350-900-to-fly-on-domestic-routes-from-january-22-bookings-open-npc~~12/N/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST/0|title=~~Air~~Chennai ~~India's~~to ~~A350~~Bhubaneswar, ~~Bookings~~12 ~~Open~~August 2024|~~date~~work=3[[Air ~~January~~India ~~2024~~Express]]|access-date=123 June 2024~~|work=[[NDTV]]~~|archive-date=194 ~~June~~October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240619115018~~20241004121903/https://www.~~ndtvprofit~~airindiaexpress.com/~~trending~~flight-availability?/~~air~~BBI/MAA/2024-~~indias~~08-~~a350-900-to-fly-on-domestic-routes-from-january-22-bookings-open-npc~~12/N/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST/0|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~[[Coimbatore International Airport|Coimbatore]],~~<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.~~businesstraveller~~uniindia.com~~/business-travel/2021/02/15~~/air-india-~~announces~~express-~~new~~launches-daily-direct-flights-~~from~~between-~~chennai~~hyderabad-and-bhubaneswar/south/news/3253378.html|title=Air India ~~announces~~express ~~new~~launches daily direct flights ~~from~~between ~~Chennai~~Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar|date=151 ~~February~~August ~~2021~~2024|access-date=12 ~~June~~August 2024|work=~~Business~~United ~~Traveller~~News|archive-date=284 ~~December~~October ~~2022~~2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20221228184348~~20241004121907/https://www.~~businesstraveller~~uniindia.com~~/business-travel/2021/02/15~~/air-india-~~announces~~express-~~new~~launches-daily-direct-flights-~~from~~between-~~chennai~~hyderabad-and-bhubaneswar/south/news/3253378.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Bandaranaike~~King Fahd International Airport|~~Colombo–Bandaranaike~~Dammam]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.~~india~~dtnext.~~com~~in/~~travel~~news/~~articles~~city/~~international~~now-additional-flights-~~latest~~from-~~news-today-19-november-2021-air-india-resumes-direct-flights~~chennai-to-~~sri~~thailand-~~lanka~~saudi-~~colombo~~arabia-~~from~~and-~~delhi~~west-~~chennai~~bengal-~~check-full-schedule-travel-guidelines-5102718/~~785483|title=~~Air~~Now, ~~India~~additional ~~Resumes~~flights ~~Direct~~from ~~Flights~~Chennai to ~~Sri~~Thailand, ~~Lanka~~Saudi Arabia and West Bengal|date=1918 ~~November~~May ~~2021~~2024|access-date=1 June 2024|~~work~~newspaper=~~India.com~~[[Daily Thanthi|Dtnext]]|archive-date=1920 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240619115016~~20240620121752/https://www.~~india~~dtnext.~~com/travel/articles/international-flights-latest-news-today-19-november-2021-air-india-resumes-direct-flights-to-sri-lanka-colombo-from-delhi-chennai-check-full-schedule-travel-guidelines-5102718~~in/pageview_candidate.html?id=791083|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Indira~~Lokpriya ~~Gandhi~~Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|~~Delhi~~Guwahati]],<ref>{{cite ~~news~~web|url=https://www.~~livechennai~~flightradar24.com/~~detailnews.asp?newsid=70144&catid=2~~data/flights/i52461|title=~~Chennai-Delhi~~AIX ~~Air~~Connect ~~India Flight~~flight ~~Delayed~~I52461|~~date~~work=~~17 February 2024~~[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=119 June 2024~~|work=Live Chennai~~|archive-date=2019 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240620121225~~20240619113347/https://www.~~livechennai~~flightradar24.com/~~detailnews.asp?newsid=70144&catid=2~~data/flights/i52461|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Dubai~~Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|~~Dubai–International~~Hyderabad]],<ref name="IX1882"/> [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]] (begins 01 November 2024), [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://~~timesofindia~~www.~~indiatimes~~travelandtourworld.com/~~city~~news/~~chennai~~article/~~chennai~~air-~~flight~~india-~~tickets~~express-tolaunches-~~gulf~~new-~~become~~route-from-chennai-to-~~costlier~~kuwait/~~articleshow/92397682.cms~~|title=~~Chennai:~~Air ~~Flight~~India ~~tickets~~Express tolaunches ~~Gulf~~new ~~become~~route ~~costlier|newspaper=[[The~~from ~~Times~~Chennai ofto ~~India]]~~Kuwait|date=15 ~~June~~March ~~2022~~2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Travel and Tour World|archive-date=1920 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240619115019~~20240620121809/https://~~timesofindia~~www.~~indiatimes~~travelandtourworld.com/~~city~~news/~~chennai~~article/~~chennai~~air-~~flight~~india-~~tickets~~express-tolaunches-~~gulf~~new-~~become~~route-~~costlier/articleshow~~from-chennai-to-kuwait/~~92397682.cms~~|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Rajiv~~Netaji ~~Gandhi~~Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|~~Hyderabad~~Kolkata]],<ref>{{cite ~~news~~web|url=https://www.~~thehindubusinessline~~flightradar24.com/~~economy~~data/~~logistics~~flights/~~air-india-to-deploy-a350-on-nine-domestic-routes-from-jan-22/article67695787.ece~~ix1885|title=Air India toExpress ~~deploy~~flight ~~A350 on nine domestic routes~~IX1885|~~date~~work=~~3 January 2024~~[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=119 June 2024~~|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]~~|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240619115016~~20240619113344/https://www.~~thehindubusinessline~~flightradar24.com/~~economy~~data/~~logistics~~flights/~~air-india-to-deploy-a350-on-nine-domestic-routes-from-jan-22/article67695787.ece~~ix1885|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International~~Bagdogra Airport|~~Kolkata~~Siliguri]],<ref>{{cite ~~news~~web|url=https://www.~~business-standard~~airindiaexpress.com/~~companies~~flight-availability?/~~news~~MAA/~~air~~IXB/2024-~~india~~08-~~ordered-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-to-passengers-for-multiple-flight-delays-123121200697_1.html~~20/N/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST&source=EM|title=~~Air India ordered~~Chennai to ~~pay~~Bagdogra, Rs20 2August ~~lakh to passengers for multiple flight delays~~2024|~~date~~publisher=12[[Air ~~December~~India ~~2023|work=Business Standard~~Express]]|access-date=123 June 2024|archive-date=194 ~~June~~October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240619115018~~20241004121903/https://www.~~business-standard~~airindiaexpress.com/~~companies~~flight-availability?/~~news~~MAA/~~air~~IXB/2024-~~india~~08-~~ordered-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-to-passengers-for-multiple-flight-delays-123121200697_1.html~~20/N/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST&source=EM|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~[[Madurai Airport|Madurai]],~~<ref name="IX1883">{{cite ~~news~~web|url=https://www.~~livechennai~~flightradar24.com/~~detailnews.asp?catid=&newsid=36221~~data/flights/ix1883|title=~~New~~Air ~~flight~~India ~~services~~Express ~~from Chennai to Trichy, Coimbatore, and~~flight ~~Madurai~~IX1883|work=~~Live Chennai|date=23 August 2017~~[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=119 June 2024|archive-date=2420 ~~August~~June ~~2017~~2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20170824222506~~20240620121811/~~http~~https://www.~~livechennai~~flightradar24.com/~~detailnews.asp?catid=&newsid=36221~~data/flights/ix1883|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International~~Changi Airport|~~Mumbai~~Singapore]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.~~thehindubusinessline~~dtnext.~~com~~in/~~economy~~news/~~logistics~~city/~~air~~technical-~~india~~snag-todelays-~~introduce~~chennai-~~new~~singapore-~~business~~flight-~~class~~for-onfive-~~domestic~~hours-~~flights-from-july-1/article68307193.ece~~790031|title=~~Air~~Technical ~~India~~snag todelays ~~introduce~~Chennai-Singapore ~~new~~flight ~~business~~for ~~class~~five ~~on domestic flights from July 1~~hours|date=1913 June 2024|access-date=1917 June 2024|~~newspaper~~work=[[~~The~~Daily ~~Hindu~~Thanthi|Dtnext]]|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619113345/https://www.dtnext.in/news/city/technical-snag-delays-chennai-singapore-flight-for-five-hours-790031|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Veer Savarkar International~~Trivandrum Airport|~~Port Blair~~Thiruvananthapuram]],<ref ~~name="Andaman"~~>{{cite ~~news~~web|url=https://~~timesofindia~~www.~~indiatimes~~airindiaexpress.com/~~city~~flight-availability?/~~chennai~~MAA/~~flying~~TRV/2024-~~to-port~~08-~~blair-from-chennai-becomes-expensive-as-airfare-soars~~20/~~articleshow~~N/~~110239975.cms~~1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST/0|title=~~Flying~~Chennai to ~~Port~~Thiruvananthapuram, ~~Blair~~20 ~~from~~August ~~Chennai will cost you a bomb~~2024|~~date~~work=19[[Air ~~May~~India ~~2024~~Express]]|access-date=1923 June 2024~~|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]~~|archive-date=194 ~~June~~October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240619120348~~20241004121903/https://~~timesofindia~~www.~~indiatimes~~airindiaexpress.com/~~city~~flight-availability?/~~chennai~~MAA/~~flying~~TRV/2024-to08-~~port-blair-from-chennai-becomes-expensive-as-airfare-soars~~20/~~articleshow~~N/~~110239975.cms~~1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST/0|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Changi~~Vijayawada Airport|~~Singapore~~Vijayawada]]<ref name="IX1882">{{cite ~~news~~web|url=https://www.~~india~~flightradar24.com/~~business~~data/~~international-~~flights~~-latest-news-today-24th-march-2022-india-singapore-flights-news-air-india-flights-to-singapore-vaccinated-travel-lanes-booking-details-5300940~~/ix1882|title=Air India toExpress ~~Operate~~flight ~~Flights to Singapore Under Vaccinated Travel Lanes, Bookings Begin From March 27~~IX1882|~~date~~work=~~24 March 2022~~[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=119 June 2024~~|work=India.com~~|archive-date=1920 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240619115017~~20240620121744/https://www.~~india~~flightradar24.com/~~business~~data/~~international-~~flights~~-latest-news-today-24th-march-2022-india-singapore-flights-news-air-india-flights-to-singapore-vaccinated-travel-lanes-booking-details-5300940~~/ix1882|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|[[Air India Express]] |[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/i5782|title=AIX Connect flight I5782|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref> [[Biju Patnaik International Airport|Bhubaneswar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airindiaexpress.com/flight-availability?/BBI/MAA/2024-08-12/N/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST/0|title=Chennai to Bhubaneswar, 12 August 2024|work=[[Air India Express]]|access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uniindia.com/air-india-express-launches-daily-direct-flights-between-hyderabad-and-bhubaneswar/south/news/3253378.html|title=Air India express launches daily direct flights between Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar|date=1 August 2024|access-date=2 August 2024|work=United News}}</ref> [[King Fahd International Airport|Dammam]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/city/now-additional-flights-from-chennai-to-thailand-saudi-arabia-and-west-bengal-785483|title=Now, additional flights from Chennai to Thailand, Saudi Arabia and West Bengal|date=18 May 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Dtnext|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620121752/https://www.dtnext.in/pageview_candidate.html?id=791083|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport|Dhaka]] (begins 3 September 2024),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-express-launches-direct-flights-to-dhaka-from-chennai-and-kolkata/articleshow/112160539.cms|title=Air India Express launches new flights to Dhaka from Chennai and Kolkata|access-date=31 July 2024|date=31 July 2024|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/i52461|title=AIX Connect flight I52461|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619113347/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/i52461|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]],<ref name="IX1882"/> [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/air-india-express-launches-new-route-from-chennai-to-kuwait/|title=Air India Express launches new route from Chennai to Kuwait|date=5 March 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Travel and Tour World|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620121809/https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/air-india-express-launches-new-route-from-chennai-to-kuwait/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ix1885|title=Air India Express flight IX1885|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619113344/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ix1885|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pune Airport|Pune]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/i5821|title=AIX Connect flight I5821|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619113345/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/i5821|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bagdogra Airport|Siliguri]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airindiaexpress.com/flight-availability?/MAA/IXB/2024-08-20/N/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST&source=EM|title=Chennai to Bagdogra, 20 August 2024|publisher=[[Air India Express]]|access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="IX1883">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ix1883|title=Air India Express flight IX1883|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620121811/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ix1883|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Changi Airport|Singapore]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/city/technical-snag-delays-chennai-singapore-flight-for-five-hours-790031|title=Technical snag delays Chennai-Singapore flight for five hours|date=13 June 2024|access-date=17 June 2024|work=[[Daily Thanthi|Dtnext]]|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619113345/https://www.dtnext.in/news/city/technical-snag-delays-chennai-singapore-flight-for-five-hours-790031|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Trivandrum Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]],<ref>{{cite web|url=

https://www.airindiaexpress.com/flight-availability?/MAA/TRV/2024-08-20/N/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST/0|title=Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram, 20 August 2024|publisher=[[Air India Express]]|access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> [[Vijayawada Airport|Vijayawada]]<ref name="IX1882">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ix1882|title=Air India Express flight IX1882|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620121744/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ix1882|url-status=live}}</ref>▼

|{{nowrap|[[Air Mauritius]]}}|[[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport|Mauritius]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/air-mauritius-resumes-widebody-flights-to-chennai/article68061790.ece|title=Air Mauritius resumes wide body flights to Chennai|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 April 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615141748/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/air-mauritius-resumes-widebody-flights-to-chennai/article68061790.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Akasa Air]]|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]] (ends 26 October 2024),<ref name="Akasa">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/akasa-air-launches-daily-flights-from-port-blair/articleshow/106021204.cms?from=mdr|title=Akasa Air launches daily flights from Port Blair|date=15 December 2023|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004121807/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/akasa-air-launches-daily-flights-from-port-blair/articleshow/106021204.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] (resumes 27 October 2024), [[Veer Savarkar International Airport|Port Blair]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blog.wego.com/akasa-air-to-fly-to-port-blair-from-chennai-and-bengaluru-in-december-news/|title=Akasa Air to Fly to Port Blair From Chennai and Bengaluru in December|date=22 November 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Wego|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224071741/https://blog.wego.com/akasa-air-to-fly-to-port-blair-from-chennai-and-bengaluru-in-december-news/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] |[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]],<ref name="Alliance"/> [[Jaffna International Airport|Jaffna]]<ref name="Alliance">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/alliance-air-commences-daily-flights-between-chennai-jaffna/articleshow/101816494.cms?from=mdr|title=Alliance Air commences daily flights between Chennai & Jaffna|date=17 July 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615143427/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/alliance-air-commences-daily-flights-between-chennai-jaffna/articleshow/101816494.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Biman Bangladesh Airlines]]|[[Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport|Dhaka]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/foreign-affairs/331265/biman-to-start-dhaka-chennai-direct-flight-from|title=Biman to start Dhaka-Chennai direct flight from December 16|newspaper=[[Dhaka Tribune]]|date=16 November 2023|access-date=17 November 2023|archive-date=17 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117061551/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/foreign-affairs/331265/biman-to-start-dhaka-chennai-direct-flight-from|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[British Airways]]|[[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/09/02/british-airways-resumes-flights-between-chennai-and-london/|title=British Airways resumes flights between Chennai and London|~~magazine~~work=Business Traveller India|date=2 September 2021|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404140747/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/09/02/british-airways-resumes-flights-between-chennai-and-london/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Cathay Pacific]]|[[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Cathay Pacific resumes direct flights between Chennai and Hong Kong|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cathay-pacific-resumes-direct-flights-between-chennai-and-hong-kong/article67805280.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 February 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615141748/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cathay-pacific-resumes-direct-flights-between-chennai-and-hong-kong/article67805280.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]|[[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visit/dubai-based-emirates-rolls-out-pre-approved-visa-on-arrival-for-select-indian-passport-holders/articleshow/107331504.cms?from=mdr|title=These Indian travellers can get visas on arrival in the UAE|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=2 February 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615141748/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visit/dubai-based-emirates-rolls-out-pre-approved-visa-on-arrival-for-select-indian-passport-holders/articleshow/107331504.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Ethiopian Airlines]]|[[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phadnis|first1=Aneesh|title=Ethiopian Airlines to boost India flights, eyes higher traffic from BRICS|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ethiopian-airlines-to-boost-india-flights-eyes-higher-traffic-from-brics-122042900245_1.html|access-date=2 May 2022|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|location=India|date=29 April 2022|archive-date=18 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118232041/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ethiopian-airlines-to-boost-india-flights-eyes-higher-traffic-from-brics-122042900245_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[Etihad Airways]]}}|[[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/travel/articles/international-flights-latest-news-today-6-august-2021-etihad-airways-announces-flight-schedule-from-chennai-kochi-bengaluru-trivandrum-new-delhi-to-start-operation-from-tomorrow-air-travel-latest-4870201|title=Etihad Airways announces services From 5 Indian Cities|date=7 August 2021|access-date=1 June 2024|work=India.com|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404154451/https://www.india.com/travel/articles/international-flights-latest-news-today-6-august-2021-etihad-airways-announces-flight-schedule-from-chennai-kochi-bengaluru-trivandrum-new-delhi-to-start-operation-from-tomorrow-air-travel-latest-4870201/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|{{nowrap|[[Gulf Air]]}}|[[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/gulf-air-to-operate-daily-flights-to-thiruvananthapuram/articleshow/45190426.cms?from=mdr|title=Gulf Air to operate daily flights to Thiruvananthapuram|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=18 November 2014|access-date=26 March 2022|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615141750/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/gulf-air-to-operate-daily-flights-to-thiruvananthapuram/articleshow/45190426.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[IndiGo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/route-map.html|title=Schedule|~~publisher~~work=[[IndiGo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=31 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031132201/https://www.goindigo.in/information/route-map.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://info.flightmapper.net/airline/6E/MAA|title=IndiGo flights from MAA|work=Flightmapper|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620121636/https://info.flightmapper.net/airline/6E/MAA|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/6e-igo/routes|title=IndiGo departures from MAA|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=3 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103174559/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/6e-igo/routes|url-status=live}}</ref>|~~[[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport|Agartala]],~~ [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230210-6eme|title=Indigo NS23 Middle East Network Additions|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210064336/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230210-6eme|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport|Agartala]], [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo to resume Chennai-Bangkok operations|url=https://www.uniindia.com/indigo-to-resume-chennai-bangkok-operations-launch-direct-flights-to-durgapur/south/news/3182958.html|work=United News of India|date=19 April 2024|access-date=23 April 2024|archive-date=23 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423102105/https://www.uniindia.com/indigo-to-resume-chennai-bangkok-operations-launch-direct-flights-to-durgapur/south/news/3182958.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Coimbatore International Airport|Coimbatore]], [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Bandaranaike]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport|Dhaka]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport|Durgapur]],<ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo to launch direct flight connectivity from Chennai to Durgapur from May 16|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/indigo-to-launch-direct-flight-connectivity-from-chennai-to-durgapur-from-may-16/cid/2014416|work=[[The Telegraph (~~India~~Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=19 April 2024|access-date=22 April 2024|archive-date=22 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422072617/https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/indigo-to-launch-direct-flight-connectivity-from-chennai-to-durgapur-from-may-16/cid/2014416|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dabolim Airport|Goa–Dabolim]], [[Manohar International Airport|Goa–Mopa]],<ref>{{cite press release|title=IndiGo's largest ever new station launch at New Goa International Airport|url=https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-largest-ever-new-station-launch-at-new-goa-international-airport.html|work=[[IndiGo]]|date=9 December 2022|access-date=10 December 2022|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327184507/https://www.goindigo.in/press-releases/indigo-largest-ever-new-station-launch-at-new-goa-international-airport.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Hubli Airport|Hubli]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport|Indore]], [[Jaffna International Airport|Jaffna]] ~~(begins 1 September 2024)~~,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://networkthoughts.com/2024/08/01/indigos-turboprop-will-go-international-with-flights-to-jaffna/|title=Indigo to start daily flight services between Chennai and Jaffna from 1 September 2024|date=1 August 2024|access-date=1 August 2024|work=Network Thoughts|archive-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004121808/https://networkthoughts.com/2024/08/01/indigos-turboprop-will-go-international-with-flights-to-jaffna/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Kadapa Airport|Kadapa]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/andhra-pradesh/indigo-to-start-flight-services-from-kadapa-to-vijayawada-and-chennai-from-march-27-727323|title=Indigo to start flight services from Kadapa to Vijayawada and Chennai from March 27|access-date=23 February 2022|work=[[Hans India]]|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218100653/https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/andhra-pradesh/indigo-to-start-flight-services-from-kadapa-to-vijayawada-and-chennai-from-march-27-727323|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Calicut International Airport|Kozhikode]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]], [[Kurnool Airport|Kurnool]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/indigo-flights-from-kurnool-to-begin-on-march-28/article33702271.ece|title=IndiGo flights from Kurnool to begin on March 28|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 January 2021|access-date=30 January 2021|last1=Susarla|first1=Ramesh|archive-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130075338/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/indigo-flights-from-kurnool-to-begin-on-march-28/article33702271.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]] (ends 27 October 2024),<ref>{{cite web |title=IndiGo NW24 International Service Changes – 14AUG24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240815-6enw24intl |work=Aeroroutes |access-date=15 August 2024 |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815050259/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240815-6enw24intl |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport|Lucknow]], [[Madurai Airport|Madurai]], [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangalore]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Mysore Airport|Mysore]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]], [[Veer Savarkar International Airport|Port Blair]],<ref name="Andaman"/> [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Swami Vivekananda International Airport|Raipur]], [[Rajahmundry Airport|Rajahmundry]], [[Birsa Munda Airport|Ranchi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-birsa-munda-airport-news-air-services-starting-from-ranchi-to-chennai-from-18-november-21065493.html|title=Air services starting from Ranchi to Chennai|newspaper=[[Dainik Jagran]]|date=18 November 2020|access-date=6 January 2021|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204135618/https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-birsa-munda-airport-news-air-services-starting-from-ranchi-to-chennai-from-18-november-21065493.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Salem Airport (India)|Salem]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Sengupta|first=Joy|title=IndiGo commences operations from Salem|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indigo-commences-operations-from-salem/articleshow/104827375.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 October 2023|access-date=30 October 2023|archive-date=30 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030132445/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indigo-commences-operations-from-salem/articleshow/104827375.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shirdi Airport|Shirdi]] ~~(resumes 21 September 2024)~~, [[Bagdogra Airport|Siliguri]], [[Changi Airport|Singapore]], [[Surat Airport|Surat]], [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport|Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tuticorin Airport|Tuticorin]], [[Vadodara Airport|Vadodara]] (resumes 30 October 2024),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://info.flightmapper.net/flight/IndiGo_6E_6374?date=2024-10-30|title=IndiGo flight no. 6E 6374|work=Flightmapper|access-date=28 August 2024|archive-date=28 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828065357/https://info.flightmapper.net/flight/IndiGo_6E_6374?date=2024-10-30|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport|Varanasi]], [[Vijayawada Airport|Vijayawada]], [[Visakhapatnam Airport|Visakhapatnam]]

|{{nowrap|[[Jazeera Airways]]}}|[[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://goachronicle.com/jazeera-airways-completes-one-year-operations-to-chennai/|title=Jazeera Airways completes one year operations to Chennai|date=3 November 2022|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Goa Chronicle]]|archive-date=16 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616062915/https://goachronicle.com/jazeera-airways-completes-one-year-operations-to-chennai/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Kuwait Airways]]|[[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/travel-tourism/kuwait-airways-to-start-operations-to-ahmedabad-and-bangalore-2/30802/|title=Kuwait Airways to start operations to Ahmedabad and Bangalore|date=26 January 2015|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615142054/https://www.financialexpress.com/life/travel-tourism/kuwait-airways-to-start-operations-to-ahmedabad-and-bangalore-2/30802/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Lufthansa]]|[[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/airlines-aviation-lufthansa-to-increase-flight-frequency-from-india-3348131/|title=Lufthansa to increase flight frequency from India|newspaper=[[Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=27 December 2023|access-date=23 March 2024|archive-date=3 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103195804/https://www.financialexpress.com/business/airlines-aviation-lufthansa-to-increase-flight-frequency-from-india-3348131/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Malaysia Airlines]]|[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Karp|first1=Aaron|title=Malaysia Airlines Reboots International Network|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297780/malaysia-airlines-reboots-international-network/|work=Routesonline|access-date=23 March 2022|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327163555/https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297780/malaysia-airlines-reboots-international-network/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[Myanmar Airways International]]}}|[[Yangon International Airport|Yangon]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/myanmar-airways-international-to-commence-chennai-yangon-direct-flight-from-may-6/article66702249.ece|title=Myanmar Airways International to commence Chennai-Yangon direct flight service from May 6|newspaper=~~The Hindu~~ [[Business Line]]|date=5 April 2023|access-date=13 April 2023|archive-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413041027/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/myanmar-airways-international-to-commence-chennai-yangon-direct-flight-from-may-6/article66702249.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Oman Air]]|[[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/144148-oman-air-launches-new-schedule-for-summer-2024|title=Oman Air launches new schedule for summer 2024|~~work~~newspaper=[[Times of Oman]]|date=8 April 2024|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=18 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418175137/https://timesofoman.com/article/144148-oman-air-launches-new-schedule-for-summer-2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Qatar Airways]]|[[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/technical-glitch-detected-in-qatar-airways-chennai-doha-flight-on-runway-passengers-safe-6517447.html|title=Technical Glitch Detected in Qatar Airways Chennai-Doha Flight on Runway; Passengers Safe|date=2 December 2022|work=[[News18]]|access-date=7 December 2023|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615141747/https://www.news18.com/news/auto/technical-glitch-detected-in-qatar-airways-chennai-doha-flight-on-runway-passengers-safe-6517447.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Royal Brunei Airlines]]|[[Brunei International Airport|Bandar Seri Begawan]] (begins 5 November 2024)<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ news|title=Royal Brunei Schedules Chennai Nov 2024 Launch|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240826-binw24in|~~website~~work=Aeroroutes |access-date=26 August 2024|archive-date=26 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826150604/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240826-binw24in|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite ~~web~~press release|title=RB commence first flight to Chennai, India on 5th November 2024 |url=https://www.flyroyalbrunei.com/brunei/en/rb-commence-first-flight-to-chennai-india-on-5th-november-2024/ |~~publisher~~work=[[Royal Brunei Airlines ]]|access-date=1 September 2024|date=26 August 2024|archive-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004121908/https://www.flyroyalbrunei.com/brunei/en/rb-commence-first-flight-to-chennai-india-on-5th-november-2024/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[SalamAir]]|[[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240621-ovjul24maa|title=Salamair schedules Chennai launch|work=Aeroroutes|date=21 June 2024|access-date=21 June 2024|archive-date=21 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621055809/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240621-ovjul24maa|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Saudia]]|[[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]] ~~(resumes 2 October 2024)~~<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ news|title=Saudia Adds Jeddah – Chennai Service in Oct 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240828-svoct24maa|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=28 August 2024|archive-date=28 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828060608/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240828-svoct24maa|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Scoot]]|[[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Yadav|first=Paras|title=Singapore Airlines to Restructure Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad Flights from Oct 29|url=https://www.news18.com/auto/singapore-airlines-to-restructure-bengaluru-chennai-hyderabad-flights-from-oct-29-8444281.html|work=[[News18]]|date=27 July 2023|access-date=28 July 2023|archive-date=28 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728043728/https://www.news18.com/auto/singapore-airlines-to-restructure-bengaluru-chennai-hyderabad-flights-from-oct-29-8444281.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[Singapore Airlines]]}}|[[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/singapore-airlines-to-redeploy-airbus-a380-superjumbo-to-india-from-january-351467|title=Singapore Airlines to redeploy Airbus A380 Superjumbo to India from January|work=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]|date=17 December 2021|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=17 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517164216/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/singapore-airlines-to-redeploy-airbus-a380-superjumbo-to-india-from-january-351467|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[SpiceJet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet Flight Schedule|work=[[SpiceJet]]|access-date=2 ~~August~~October 2024~~}}</ref>~~|~~[[Ahmedabad Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune~~archive-~~spicejet-adds-two-new-flights-to-its-winter-schedule|title=SpiceJet Adds Two New Flights to Its Winter Schedule|~~date=1416 ~~September~~February 2023~~|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Free Press Journal|archive-date=19 June 2024~~|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240619121112~~20230216083736/https://~~www~~corporate.~~freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-~~spicejet-adds-two-new-flights-to-its-winter-schedule|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ayodhya Airport|Ayodhya]] (ends 26 October 2024), [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Bandaranaike]] (resumes 27 October 2024), [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/~~news/auto/spicejet-operates-its-first-cargo-on-seat-flight-from-chennai-to-delhi-with-covid-19-supply-onboard-2568201~~Schedules.html|title=SpiceJet Operates its First Cargo-on-Seat Flight From Chennai to Delhi|date=9 April 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[News18]]|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619121114/https://www.news18.com/news/auto/spicejet-operates-its-first-cargo-on-seat-flight-from-chennai-to-delhi-with-covid-19-supply-onboard-2568201.htmlaspx|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~[[Manohar International Airport~~|~~Goa-Mopa]] (resumes 27 October 2024),~~ [[~~Rajiv~~Indira Gandhi International Airport|~~Hyderabad~~Delhi]] ~~(resumes 27 October 2024)~~, [[~~Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj~~Cochin International Airport|~~Mumbai~~Kochi]] (resumes ~~27 October 2024), [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]] (resumes 27~~10 October 2024), [[Veer Savarkar International Airport|Port Blair]],<ref name="Andaman"/> ~~[[Pune Airport|Pune]] (resumes 27 October 2024),~~ [[Shirdi Airport|Shirdi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/indigo-to-start-new-flights-to-shirdi-tickets-from-rs-2-112-11580442572258.html|title=IndiGo to start new flights to Shirdi|date=19 January 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|~~work~~newspaper=[[Live Mint]]|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619121113/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/indigo-to-start-new-flights-to-shirdi-tickets-from-rs-2-112-11580442572258.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[~~Lal Bahadur Shastri International~~Shivamogga Airport|~~Varanasi~~Shimoga]]~~<ref>{{cite~~ ~~news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/spicejet-announces-38-new-domestic-and-international-flights/articleshow/86239138.cms|title=SpiceJet~~(begins ~~announces~~10 ~~38 new domestic and international flights|date=15 September 2021|access-date=1 June~~October 2024|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619121858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/spicejet-announces-38-new-domestic-and-international-flights/articleshow/86239138.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>)

|[[SriLankan Airlines]]|[[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Bandaranaike]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/india-is-a-massive-opportunity-for-us-srilankan-airlines-ceo/article67737767.ece|title=India is a massive opportunity for us: SriLankan Airlines CEO|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 January 2024|access-date=2 February 2024|archive-date=19 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119053938/https://www.thehindu.com/business/india-is-a-massive-opportunity-for-us-srilankan-airlines-ceo/article67737767.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[Thai AirAsia]]}}|[[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]],<ref>{{cite ~~news~~press release|url=https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/airasia-resuming-flights-to-7-countries-on-18-routes-this-april-fly-easy-with-no-quarantine-needed|title=AirAsia Resumes Flights to Seven Countries on 18 Routes this April! Fly Easy with No Quarantine|date=14 March 2022|access-date=26 March 2022|work=[[Air Asia]]|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018065647/https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/airasia-resuming-flights-to-7-countries-on-18-routes-this-april-fly-easy-with-no-quarantine-needed|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]] (begins 27 October 2024)<ref>{{cite ~~news~~press release|url=https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/airasia-now-flies-direct-from-phuket-to-chennai-kolkata|title=Thai AirAsia begins Direct flight connection between Chennai and Phuket from 27 October 2024|work=[[Air Asia]]|access-date=29 July 2024|date=29 July 2024|archive-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004121808/https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/airasia-now-flies-direct-from-phuket-to-chennai-kolkata#gsc.tab=0|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[Thai Airways International]]}}|[[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2197755/thai-airways-to-resume-international-services|title=Thai Airways to resume international services|newspaper=[[Bangkok Post]]|date=14 October 2021|access-date=16 October 2021|archive-date=27 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627180126/https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2197755/thai-airways-to-resume-international-services|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[~~US-Bangla~~Thai Lion ~~Airlines~~Air]]}}|[[~~Hazrat~~Don ~~Shahjalal~~Mueang International Airport|~~Dhaka~~Bangkok–Don Mueang]] (begins 14 November 2024)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.~~thedailystar~~aeroroutes.~~net~~com/~~nrb~~eng/~~departure~~240930-~~arrival/airlines-more/news/us-bangla-increase-flights-dhaka-chennai-dhaka-male-routes-2978381~~sl4q24in|title=~~US-Bangla~~Thai toLion ~~increase~~Air ~~flights~~4Q24 onIndia ~~Dhaka-Chennai,~~Network ~~Dhaka-Male routes~~Expansion|~~date~~work=~~8 March 2022~~aeroroutes|access-date=1 June 2024~~|work=The Daily Star~~|archive-date=174 ~~June~~October ~~2023~~2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20230617170808~~20241004122409/https://www.~~thedailystar~~aeroroutes.~~net~~com/~~nrb~~eng/~~departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/us-bangla-increase-flights-dhaka-chennai-dhaka-male-routes~~240930-~~2978381~~sl4q24in|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{nowrap|[[US-Bangla Airlines]]}}|[[Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport|Dhaka]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/us-bangla-increase-flights-dhaka-chennai-dhaka-male-routes-2978381|title=US-Bangla to increase flights on Dhaka-Chennai, Dhaka-Male routes|date=8 March 2022|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|archive-date=17 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617170808/https://www.thedailystar.net/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/us-bangla-increase-flights-dhaka-chennai-dhaka-male-routes-2978381|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Vistara]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airvistara.com/in/en/plantravel/flightschedule|title=Flight schedule|publisher=[[Vistara]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=27 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327121242/https://www.airvistara.com/in/en/plantravel/flightschedule|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itln.in/vistaras-newly-inducted-a321neo-to-fly-from-delhi-to-chennai-on-aug-20-aviation|title=Vistara's newly inducted A321neo to fly from Delhi to Chennai on Aug 20|date=19 August 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Indian Transport and Logistics News|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204231945/https://www.itln.in/vistaras-newly-inducted-a321neo-to-fly-from-delhi-to-chennai-on-aug-20-aviation|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] (both end 11 November 2024)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-starts-direct-chennai-delhi-service-to-double-frequency-in-march-118021500481_1.html|title=Vistara starts direct Chennai-Delhi service, to double frequency in March|date=15 February 2018|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615141746/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-starts-direct-chennai-delhi-service-to-double-frequency-in-march-118021500481_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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=== Cargo ===

{{Airport-dest-list

|[[Blue Dart Aviation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/airlines-in-india/88047/1|title=Airlines in India|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=6 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306115948/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/airlines-in-india/88047/1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/BDA/MAA|title=Bluedart Chennai|publisher=Flightmapper|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004122309/http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/BDA/MAA|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Ahmedabad International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]

|[[Cathay Pacific|Cathay Cargo]]|[[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/travel/cathay-pacific-cargo-on-indian-aviation-opportunities-challenges-19078021.htm|title=Indian market has more opportunities than challenges: Cathay Cargo|date=19 February 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=CNBC TV18|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620121557/https://www.cnbctv18.com/travel/cathay-pacific-cargo-on-indian-aviation-opportunities-challenges-19078021.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|[[Etihad Cargo]]|[[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/etihad-cargo-adds-capacity-for-europe-asia-1349624|title=Etihad Cargo adds capacity for Europe, Asia|work=Stat Times|date=1 September 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=11 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211143624/https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/etihad-cargo-adds-capacity-for-europe-asia-1349624|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviationsourcenews.com/airline/etihad-cargo-expands-operations-in-china-and-india-with-shanghai-chennai-direct/|title=Etihad Cargo expands operations in China and India with Shanghai-Chennai direct|work=Aviation Source News|date=7 December 2022|access-date=7 December 2022|archive-date=1 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401105815/https://aviationsourcenews.com/airline/etihad-cargo-expands-operations-in-china-and-india-with-shanghai-chennai-direct/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|[[Emirates SkyCargo]]|[[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/emirates-skycargo-to-expand-operations-in-india/article67849739.ece|title=Emirates SkyCargo to expand operations in India|date=15 February 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=~~The Hindu~~ Business Line|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615132926/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/emirates-skycargo-to-expand-operations-in-india/article67849739.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Hong Kong Airlines|Hong Kong Air Cargo]]|[[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indiashippingnews.com/hong-kong-air-cargo-announces-e-commerce-route-to-riyadh/|title=Hong Kong Air Cargo announces e-commerce route|date=5 March 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=India Shipping News|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615123758/https://indiashippingnews.com/hong-kong-air-cargo-announces-e-commerce-route-to-riyadh/|url-status=live}}</ref>

▲~~https://www.airindiaexpress.com/flight-availability?/MAA/TRV/2024-08-20/N/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/O/N/INR/ST/0~~|~~title=Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram, 20 August 2024|publisher=~~[[~~Air~~Longhao ~~India Express~~Airlines]]|~~access-date=23~~[[Zhengzhou ~~June~~Xinzheng ~~2024}}</ref> [[Vijayawada~~International Airport|~~Vijayawada~~Zhengzhou]]<ref ~~name="IX1882"~~>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/~~ix1882~~gi4388|title=~~Air~~Aircraft ~~India~~data ~~Express flight IX1882~~GI-4388|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=191 June 2024|archive-date=204 ~~June~~October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240620121744~~20241004122310/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/~~ix1882~~gi4388|url-status=live}}</ref>

~~|[[Longhao Airlines]]~~

|[[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport|Zhengzhou]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/gi4388|title=Aircraft data GI-4388|work=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>

|[[Lufthansa Cargo]]|[[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/LH/MAA|title=Lufthansa Chennai|publisher=Flightmapper|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615132923/https://info.flightmapper.net/airline/LH/MAA|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.logisticsinsider.in/lufthansa-cargo-reinforcing-its-commitment-to-the-indian-market/|title=Lufthansa cargo reinforcing its commitment to Indian market|date=28 June 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Logistics Insider|archive-date=3 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703125708/https://www.logisticsinsider.in/lufthansa-cargo-reinforcing-its-commitment-to-the-indian-market/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.lufthansa-cargo.com/documents/20184/1559830/LHcargo_FlightSchedule.xlsx|title=Flight schedule|publisher=[[Lufthansa Cargo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=26 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026084133/https://www.lufthansa-cargo.com/documents/20184/1559830/LHcargo_FlightSchedule.xlsx|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|[[SF Airlines]]|[[Changsha Huanghua International Airport|Changsha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://info.flightmapper.net/route/SF_Airlines_O3_MAA_CSX|title=SF Airlines flights from Chennai (MAA) to Changsha (CSX)|publisher=Flightmapper|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620122101/https://info.flightmapper.net/route/SF_Airlines_O3_MAA_CSX|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu–Tianfu]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.imsilkroad.com/p/334077.html|title=China's SF Airlines launches Chengdu-Mumbai air cargo route|date=16 May 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Silk Road Database|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620122105/https://en.imsilkroad.com/p/334077.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ezhou Huahu Airport|Ezhou]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Kulisch|first=Eric|title=Etihad Airways, SF Airlines mutually assist cargo network expansions|url=https://www.freightwaves.com/news/etihad-airways-sf-airlines-mutually-assist-cargo-network-expansions|work=Freight Waves|date=1 May 2023|access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref> [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport|Shenzhen]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=SF Airlines Opens an International Air Cargo Line from Shenzhen to Chennai|url=https://www.sf-airlines.com/sfa/en/article_2010.html|work=[[SF Airlines]]|date=5 August 2018|access-date=5 July 2023|archive-date=8 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708065951/https://www.sf-airlines.com/sfa/en/article_2010.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Sichuan Airlines|Sichuan Airlines Cargo]]|[[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu–Tianfu]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Big relief for import-dependent Indian pharma as Sichuan Airlines resumes cargo services|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy-politics/story/big-relief-for-import-dependent-india-pharma-as-sichuan-airlines-resumes-cargo-services-295634-2021-05-12|newspaper=[[~~The~~ Hindustan Times]]|date=12 May 2021|access-date=8 July 2023|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007031147/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy-politics/story/big-relief-for-import-dependent-india-pharma-as-sichuan-airlines-resumes-cargo-services-295634-2021-05-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[Singapore Airlines|Singapore Airlines Cargo]]|[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref name="MM">{{cite news|url=https://mainlymiles.com/2020/07/23/analysis-singapore-airlines-cargo-only-flights-using-passenger-aircraft-in-july/|title=Singapore Airlines cargo-only flights using passenger aircraft in July|date=23 July 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Mainly miles|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620122140/https://mainlymiles.com/2020/07/23/analysis-singapore-airlines-cargo-only-flights-using-passenger-aircraft-in-july/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]],<ref name="MM"/> [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siacargo.com/network/|title=Network|publisher=SIA Cargo|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=14 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514185716/https://www.siacargo.com/network/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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==Awards==

The airport was ranked in the third place as the ''Best Airport by Size'' in the category of ~~15-25~~15–25 million passengers per annum by [[Airports Council International]] in 2017. It was awarded as the ''Best Tourist Friendly Airport'' by Tamil Nadu Tourism from the [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]] two consecutive times, in 2016 and 2018. It was awarded the Gold Award by the survey of [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents|RoSPA]] Health and Safety Awards for ensuring proper hygienic conditions and safety from accidents and incidents, as well as the [[Sword of Honour]] by the [[British Safety Council]] for ensuring safety and security, both for the airport's Phase-II of modernisation, in 2020. It was ranked in the eighth place among the most punctual airports in the world, globally, by ensuring timely takeoffs and landings to and from the airport, in 2021 by [[RELX#Operations and market segments|Cirium]], an aviation data analytics company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport Achievements|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/achievement/chennai|website=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=23 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823214225/https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/achievement/chennai|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Accidents and ~~Incidents~~incidents==

* On 7 January 1974, an [[Antonov AN-12]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] crashed on take-off at the airport due to engine failure. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was damaged beyond recovery.<ref name="BAA"/>

* On 26 April 1979, a [[Boeing 737-200]] operated by [[Indian Airlines]] (registration VT-ECR) from [[Trivandrum airport|Trivandrum]] had a mid-air explosion during descent. The aircraft crash landed more than {{cvt|2500|ft}} beyond the runway threshold. There were 14 injuries and no fatalities but the aircraft was destroyed due to subsequent fire.<ref name="BAA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/328618|title=Accident details VT-ECR|publisher=Aircraft Safety Network|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

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[[File:Chennai Airport submerged during December 2015 Tamil Nadu flood.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of submerged Chennai airport]]

In December 2015, unprecedented rainfall associated with India's [[Northeast monsoon|North-east monsoon]] caused extensive [[2015 Chennai floods|flooding]] of the airport tarmac and runways. The airport was closed for a week to all traffic from 1 to 6 December. About 1,500 passengers and 2,000 airport workers were evacuated as water entered terminal buildings and ~~30-35~~30–35 aircraft were stranded on the apron.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/chennai-airport-closed-until-noon-on-sunday/articleshow/50015008.cms|title=Chennai airport closed until noon on Sunday|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2 December 2015|archive-date=5 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205053613/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/chennai-airport-closed-until-noon-on-sunday/articleshow/50015008.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Military authorities permitted the use of Naval Air Station [[INS Rajali]] in [[Arakkonam]], {{cvt|70|km}} west of central Chennai and [[Tambaram Air Force Station]] {{cvt|20|km}} south as relief airports for a limited service of civilian commercial flights as well as official rescue/assistance flights.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/With-Chennai-marooned-naval-base-to-act-as-civilian-airport/articleshow/50016359.cms|title=Naval Base to act as civilian airport|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 December 2015|archive-date=4 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204155637/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/With-Chennai-marooned-naval-base-to-act-as-civilian-airport/articleshow/50016359.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The Indian Air Force evacuated passengers from Chennai airport to the two military bases for onward journeys on Air Force transport aircraft to other domestic destinations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/news/india/iaf-to-evacuate-stranded-passengers-from-chennai-airport/108131.html|title=IAF to evacuate stranded passengers from Chennai airport|~~publisher~~work=The Statesman|access-date=3 December 2015|archive-date=9 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209002200/http://www.thestatesman.com/news/india/iaf-to-evacuate-stranded-passengers-from-chennai-airport/108131.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 December, the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] permitted a partial re-opening of the airport during daylight hours under [[visual meteorological conditions]] only, allowing airlines to ferry stranded aircraft without passengers or cargo on board. Operations under [[instrument meteorological conditions]] were not permitted and rescue and assistance flights, were permitted to operate in and out of the airport from 6 December.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/chennai-airport-to-be-made-operational-in-rain-battered-tamil-nadu-today_1830724.html|title=Chennai airport to be made operational today|publisher=Zee News India|access-date=5 December 2015|archive-date=7 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207100653/http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/chennai-airport-to-be-made-operational-in-rain-battered-tamil-nadu-today_1830724.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==