About Calicut Airport
Calicut International Airport (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL), also known as Karipur
Airport, is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and
Malappuram in Kerala, India. It is located in Karipur, about 25 km (16 mi)
from Malappuram and 28 km (17 mi) from Kozhikode.
The airport serves as an operating base for Air India Express. It is the
twelfth busiest airport in India in terms of overall passenger traffic. It
is the third busiest airport in Kerala after Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
Airport. It was given international airport status on 2 February 2006.
A 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) international terminal has been opened to
passengers, similar to the spacious modern international departure terminal
that became operational on 14 May 2007. Five conveyor belts have been
installed at the arrival terminal. The approach to Calicut airport runway is
surrounded with hills and valleys.
The approach funnel area of the runway 28 is a 30 m (98 ft) to 70 m (230 ft)
deep undulated valley up to a distance of 6,000 m (20,000 ft), immediately
following the tabletop runway of 2,860 m (9,380 ft) long. This terrain needs
a special type of approach guidance lighting system to enhance safety for
aircraft operations both during night and poor visibility conditions.
Airports Authority of India have provided runway lead-in lighting system for
the first time in India at Calicut airport as per the recommendations of the
DGCA.
Starting 1 May 2015, the airport will be closed to wide body aircraft, like
the Boeing 777 and 747, for a period of six months. This is due to runway
re-carpeting, which has been long overdue at this airport. Emirates, Saudia
and 2 Air India flights have shifted operations temporarily to Cochin
International Airport during this time.
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