Calicut International Airport is an important International Airport of India and the third International Airport of the State of Kerala, the other two being Cochin International Airport and Trivandrum International Airport. Compared to the other two International Airports of the state of Kerala, Calicut International Airport is smaller in size and operation. Calicut International Airport is also known as Karipur International Airport is situated at Karipur near Calicut, Kerala. In fact, Calicut International Airport is 30 km away from the city of Calicut and 26 km away from the Railway Station of Calicut.
The principal domestic airlines that ply flights through Calicut International Airport are Air Deccan, Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways; principal international airlines include Sri Lankan Airlines, Air India, Indian Airlines, and Air India Express. The domestic destinations that are connected through these airlines include Bangalore, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Coimbatore, Goa, and Chennai. The international destinations that are directly connected through the International Airport of Calicut are Colombo, Doha, Dubai, Muscat, Sarjah, Kuwait, and Bahrai. However Calicut International Airport is connected to a host of other international destinations by indirect flights.
The typical feature of Calicut International Airport is the lead-in lighting system built at the airport by the Airports Authority of India due to the inaccessibility to the airport by the flights. The fact is that the gateway to the airport is surrounded by hills and valleys instantly leading to the runway. This terrain required a special type of lighting system to ensure safety for the aircraft operations during night as well as during poor visibility conditions.
Calicut International Airport though small in size than the other two airports of the state, provides all modern facilities to its passengers like Banking Facility, Postal Facility, STD/ISD/PCO Facilities, Snack Bars, Medical Facilities, Lost and Found Baggage Facilities, Wheel Chair Facilities, etc.
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