About Thiruvananthapuram Airport

Trivandrum International Airport (IATA: TRV, ICAO: VOTV) is in Thiruvananthapuram and is the first airport in the state of Kerala, India. It was the fifth international airport of India declared by then Prime Minister Shri V.P. Singh in 1991. TIA is considered an "all weather" airport and is ISO 9001-2000 certified. It is the second largest and second busiest airport in Kerala after Cochin International Airport.

Management of the Airport is solely under Adani Group, a corporation responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India.

The Trivandrum International terminal is approximately 3.7 km (2.3 mi) due west from the city centre, 16 km (9.9 mi) from Kovalam beach, 13 km (8.1 mi) from Technopark Thiruvananthapuram and 21 km (13 mi) from the proposed Vizhinjam International Seaport spread over an area of 750 acres (300 ha). Trivandrum airport being strategically located at the southern tip of Indian subcontinent, it serves as shortest hopping point from India to Sri Lanka and Maldives and thus preferred airport for international tourists.

In addition to civil operations, Trivandrum Airport caters to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Coast Guard for their strategic operations. IAF have an exclusive apron to handle all their operations. Trivandrum airport also caters to the Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology which carries out pilot training activities.

Trivandrum International Airport is equipped with a Maintenance, repair & overhaul unit - MRO consisting of twin hangars for servicing B737 type aircraft and a focus city for Air India.

International operations were initiated by the then Indian Airlines to cities in the Middle East in the early 1980s. Later, SriLankan Airlines (then Air Lanka) and Air Maldives (now Maldivian joined the race. On 1 January 1991, TIA was upgraded to an international airport, making it the fifth international airport of India after Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata.

On 1 March 2011, the first flight operated from the new international terminal. IX 536 (Air India Express) from Sharjah marked the first arrival. Air India Express operated the first departure to Dubai from this new terminal.

Terminal

There are two terminals. Terminal 1 is for domestic and Terminal 2 for international flights. The domestic terminal has an area of 9,200 m2 (99,000 sq ft) and can handle 400 passengers at a time. The Terminal 3 (NITB: New International Terminal Building) and the International Terminal can handle 1,600 passengers at a time.

The international terminal ground operations are handled by Air India and Bhadra Ground Handling services Ltd. It is fully air-conditioned with WIFI facility. The terminal features spacious lounges, natural lighting with extensive use of glass roofing and better conveyance facilities for passengers. It has three baggage carousels and elaborate immigration/customs facilities. Flemingo, India's first privately owned duty-free operator is managing the duty-free shop at the international terminal.

The domestic terminal has basic amenities including cafés, a book-seller, duty-free shopping, free local calls, phone-recharging points.

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