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'{{Short description|Airport in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox airport | metric-rwy = yes | name = Coimbatore International Airport | nativename = | nativename-a = | image = Coimbatore_Airport.jpg | image-width = 250 | caption = | IATA = CJB | ICAO = VOCB | type = Public | owner = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] | operator = [[Airports Authority of India]] | city-served = [[Coimbatore Metropolitan Area]] | elevation-f = 1,311<ref name="Airport stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_technicalinfo.jsp|title=Coimbatore Airport|publisher=airportsindia.in|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708045639/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_technicalinfo.jsp|archive-date=8 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | pushpin_map = India Coimbatore#India Tamil Nadu#India | location = [[Peelamedu]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India | elevation-m = 400 | metric-elev = yes | coordinates = {{coord|11|01|36|N|077|02|30|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label = '''CJB''' | website = {{URL|https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/coimbatore|Coimbatore Airport}} | r1-number = 05/23 | r1-length-m = 2,990 | r1-length-f = 9,809 | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] | stat-year = April 2023 – March 2024 | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = 2,904,611 ({{increase}} 13.6%) | stat2-header = Aircraft movements | stat2-data = 18,396 ({{increase}} 4.3%) | stat3-header = Cargo tonnage | stat3-data = 8,922 ({{increase}} 6.4%) | footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref name="AAI">{{cite report|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=22 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|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=22 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|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=22 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> | timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc = +5:30 }} '''Coimbatore International Airport''' {{airport codes|CJB|VOCB}} is an [[international airport]] and the primary airport serving the [[Coimbatore Metropolitan Area]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_generalinfo.jsp|title=Coimbatore Airport|access-date=26 July 2015|publisher=airportsindia.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804052414/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/coimbatore_generalinfo.jsp|archive-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> It is located in the neighborhood of [[Peelamedu]], about {{cvt|10|km}} from the center of the city. It is the [[List of busiest airports in India|second busiest airport]] in Tamil Nadu by overall passengers handled after [[Chennai International Airport]].<ref name="AAI"/> The airport is served by six carriers providing direct connectivity to nine domestic and three international destinations. == History == The airport was established in 1940.<ref name="Report">{{cite report|url=https://aera.gov.in/uploads/airports/5c811040863a5order03181907.pdf|title=In the matter of Determination of Aeronautical Tariffs in respect of Coimbatore Airport|publisher=Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India|year=2019|access-date=1 December 2023|page=4|archive-date=4 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004202924/https://www.aera.gov.in/uploads/airports/5c811040863a5order03181907.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1948, [[Air India]] operated scheduled services on the [[Madras]]-[[Bangalore]]-[[Coimbatore]]-[[Cochin]]-[[Thiruvananthapuram]] route six times a week.<ref>{{cite book|title=World Aviation Annual Report|year=1948|publisher=Aviation Research Institute, Washington D.C.|page=512}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft|volume=42|year=1951|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Company}}</ref> Coimbatore flying club and aviation training academy was established in 1960.<ref>{{cite report|title=Parliamentary Debates:Official Report|volume=207|year=2006|publisher=[[Parliament of India]]|page=80}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Armed Forces Year Book|year=1974|publisher=[[University of California]]|page=414}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=U.S. Army Area Handbook for India|publisher=Special Operations Research Office, United States Army|year=1964|page=646}}</ref> The airport then known as Pilamedu aerodrome underwent development and extension in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book|title=Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News|volume=108|year=1963|page=9}}</ref> In 1987, the airport underwent modernization and further expansion of the existing runway to enable handling of larger jet aircraft.<ref name="Report"/> In 1990, the airport was developed to enable night landing.<ref>{{cite book|title=Airports International|year=1990|publisher=IPC Transport Press|page=6}}</ref> On 6 June 2012, [[Prime Minister of India]] declared the [[Government of India|government]]'s intention to upgrade the airport to international status and the [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]] granted it the status of international airport on 2 October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/pms-growth-agenda-new-airports-mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-228203|title=Prime Minister holds infrastructure meet, but Mukul Roy is missing|work=[[NDTV]]|date=6 June 2012|access-date=13 June 2012|quote=Prime Minister said this year will see a series of new projects being commissioned, including international airports for Lucknow, Varanasi, Coimbatore, Trichy and Gaya}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cabinet grants international airport status to five airports|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/cabinet-grants-international-airport-status-to-five-airports/articleshow/16673279.cms|date=4 October 2012|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|location=New Delhi|access-date=4 October 2012|archive-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303163612/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/cabinet-grants-international-airport-status-to-five-airports/articleshow/16673279.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> == Infrastructure == [[File:Coimbatore Airport 2014.jpg|thumb|left|Front view of the airport]] The airport has one runway, which was extended to {{cvt|2990|m|ft}} from {{cvt|2590|m}} in 2008 to accommodate larger aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/20/stories/2008042057760100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423214311/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/20/stories/2008042057760100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2008|title=Extended runway ready at Coimbatore Airport|date=20 April 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> In 2008, the airport was expanded at a cost of {{INRConvert|780|m}} with nine parking bays, [[aero bridge]]s and [[Instrument Landing System]] (ILS).<ref>{{cite news|title=New aprons being built at Coimbatore airport|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 November 2020|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/new-aprons-being-built-at-coimbatore-airport/article33151142.ece|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418104512/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/new-aprons-being-built-at-coimbatore-airport/article33151142.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article1938079.ece|title=Coimbatore airport to get a new look|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 October 2007|access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref> In 2010, new domestic and international divisions were added to the already existing common terminal. There are two hangars in the airport; one provides housing for the planes of Coimbatore Flying Club, the other provides shelter for private carriers. The airport has a parking management system with a capacity to accommodate nearly 300 cars.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1589866.ece?textsize=small&test=2|location=Chennai, India|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=New parking system at Coimbatore Airport|date=1 April 2011|access-date=26 July 2015|archive-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110010632/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1589866.ece?textsize=small&test=2|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) proposed to construct a new domestic departure terminal building on the eastern side of the airport and a new integrated [[Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) tower and administrative building. The new terminal would be constructed in an area of {{convert|11870|sqft}} with the total estimated cost of around {{INRconvert|171.79|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=New building for domestic departure to come up at city airport|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 June 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/new-building-for-domestic-departure-to-come-up-at-city-airport/articleshow/69604841.cms|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714173310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/new-building-for-domestic-departure-to-come-up-at-city-airport/articleshow/69604841.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The project also involves the addition of three aero bridges and additional parking lot to accommodate 100 cars. The construction of the new terminal building will increase the handling capacity to three million passengers per annum.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=R6HENEOiCJcr3KirC6RBZvRUA5uTXuPGfxtkWOlzP85nKQzcFvvW/QYcwfEI2WuZRzCjNcQr6oFdKvJSL/e/sg08DuqTx/HmiKZc1UrrX4o=&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z/pgnoBhDlYdZCxzXmG8GlihX6H9UP1HygCn3pCkAF2zPFXFQNqA4krKa1Aw==|title=Pre-feasibility report for the expansion of Coimbatore Airport|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> Multiple tenders for the construction of the new terminal building and associated works have been released by AAI since 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport Authority of India - Tenders|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/tender/tender-search?field_region_tid=All&field_airport_tid=556&term_node_tid_depth=All&field_tender_status_value=All&field_tender_last_sale_date_value%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&combine=Construction+of+New+Domestic+Departure+Terminal+Building+and+associated+works|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> This has since been dropped in favour of a new intergraded terminal building and apron capable of handling 15 million passenger per annum.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/central-govt-to-invest-2000-cr-to-expand-coimbatore-airport-chamber/article66235939.ece</ref> == Airlines and destinations == === Passenger === [[File:Kovai Air.jpg|thumb|[[Air India]] [[Airbus A321]] at the airport]] <!-- Please use independent sources, not the airport or airline as they are not independent. --> {{Airport-dest-list |[[Air Arabia]]|[[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/02/technical-glitch-grounds-sharjah-bound-air-arabia-flight-at-coimbatore-airport|title=Technical glitch grounds Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight at Coimbatore airport|date=2 June 2024|access-date=12 June 2024|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603015352/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jun/02/technical-glitch-grounds-sharjah-bound-air-arabia-flight-at-coimbatore-airport|url-status=live}}</ref> |[[Air India]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Air India Flight Schedule|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/domestic/2024/Air%20India.pdf&mainnull|publisher=DGCA|access-date=11 May 2024|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511071234/https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/domestic/2024/Air%20India.pdf&mainnull|url-status=live}}</ref> |[[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] |[[IndiGo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/route-map.html|title=Schedule|publisher=[[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/CJB|title=IndiGo flights from CJB|publisher=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|publisher=[[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>|[[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.traveltrendstoday.in/indigo-announces-direct-flights-to-abu-dhabi-from-mangaluru-coimbatore-and-tiruchirappalli/|title=IndiGo announces direct flights to Abu Dhabi from Mangaluru, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli|date=17 July 2024|access-date=17 July 2024|work=Travel Today}}</ref> [[Ahmedabad Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]],<ref name="Air"/> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]],<ref name="Air"/> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Shirdi Airport|Shirdi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://simplicity.in/coimbatore/english/news/131468/coimbatore-shirdi-direct-flight-service-starts-october-27|title=Indigo connects Shirdi to Coimbatore via Chennai as a direct flight}}</ref> [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=IndiGo to commence Coimbatore-Singapore service in Oct-2024 |url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/indigo-to-commence-coimbatore-singapore-service-in-oct-2024-1275072 |work=CAPA |publisher=Informa Markets |date=5 August 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |[[Scoot]]|[[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/industry/aviation/story/singapore-airlines-budget-carrier-scoot-resumes-chennai-flights-withdraws-from-bengaluru-hyderabad-404317-2023-11-02|title=Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier Scoot resumes Chennai flights, withdraws from Bengaluru & Hyderabad|date=2 November 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]}}</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 name="Air"/> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref name="Air">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/domestic-flight-services-from-coimbatore-witness-slump-following-reduction-of-services-to-chennai-hyderabad/article67734869.ece|title=Domestic flight services from Coimbatore witness slump following reduction of services to Chennai, Hyderabad|date=12 January 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> }} === Cargo === {{Airport destination list | [[Amazon Air]]| [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Amazon Air takes off in India|url=https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/operations/amazon-air-takes-off-in-india|work=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=23 January 2023|access-date=18 February 2023|language=en-US|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218073328/https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/operations/amazon-air-takes-off-in-india|url-status=live}}</ref> }} == Statistics == {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" |+Busiest domestic routes from CJB (2022–23)<ref>{{cite report|title=City pair wise passenger traffic statistics|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/domestic/yearly/27/Normal/CITY%20PAIR%20WISE%20SCHEDULED%20DOMESTIC%20PASSENGER%20TRAFFIC%20STATISTICS/CITY%20PAIR%20WISE%20SCHEDULED%20DOMESTIC%20PASSENGER%20TRAFFIC%20STATISTICS.pdf&main4267/4210/servicename|access-date=28 December 2023|publisher=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228214100/https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/domestic/yearly/27/Normal/CITY%20PAIR%20WISE%20SCHEDULED%20DOMESTIC%20PASSENGER%20TRAFFIC%20STATISTICS/CITY%20PAIR%20WISE%20SCHEDULED%20DOMESTIC%20PASSENGER%20TRAFFIC%20STATISTICS.pdf&main4267/4210/servicename|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! Rank ! Airport ! Carriers ! Departing passengers |- |style="text-align:center;"|1 |[[Chennai International Airport|Chennai, Tamil Nadu]] |[[Air India]], [[IndiGo]], [[SpiceJet]] |391,409 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2 |[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad, Telangana]] |[[IndiGo]], [[SpiceJet]] |209,326 |- |style="text-align:center;"|3 |[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai, Maharashtra]] |[[Air India]], [[IndiGo]], [[Vistara]] |189,242 |- |style="text-align:center;"|4 |[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] |[[Air India]], [[IndiGo]], [[Vistara]] |170,563 |- |style="text-align:center;"|5 |[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore, Karnataka]] |[[IndiGo]], [[SpiceJet]] |154,357 |- |style="text-align:center;"|6 |[[Pune Airport|Pune, Maharashtra]] |[[IndiGo]] |40,825 |- |style="text-align:center;"|7 |[[Sardar Patel International Airport|Ahmadabad, Gujarat]] |[[IndiGo]] |10,568 |- |style="text-align:center;"|8 |[[Surat Airport|Surat, Gujarat]] |[[Spicejet]] |5,297 |- |style="text-align:center;"|9 |[[Jaipur Airport|Jaipur, Rajasthan]] |[[IndiGo]] |4,694 |- |style="text-align:center;"|10 |[[Visakhapatnam Airport|Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh]] |[[IndiGo]] |4,134 |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" |+Busiest international routes from CJB (2022–23)<ref>{{cite report|title=International passenger statistics|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/domestic/yearly/27/Normal/INTERNATIONAL%20OPERATIONS/1.06%20(INTERNATIONAL%20OPERATIONS).pdf&main4267/4210/servicename|access-date=28 December 2023|publisher=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228221159/https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/domestic/yearly/27/Normal/INTERNATIONAL%20OPERATIONS/1.06%20(INTERNATIONAL%20OPERATIONS).pdf&main4267/4210/servicename|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! Rank ! Airport ! Carriers ! Departing passengers |- |style="text-align:center;"|1 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]] |[[Scoot]] |54,504 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2 |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah Airport|Sharjah, United Arab Emirates]] |[[Air Arabia]] |40,958 |- |style="text-align:center;"|3 |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Male Airport|Male, Maldives]] |[[Go Air]] |86 |} == Connectivity == The airport is located on [[Avinashi Road]] about {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the city center. Bus services into the city are available from the bus stop located on Avinashi Road, around {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/index.php/bus-services|title=Town bus services, Coimbatore|publisher=Coimbatore Municipal Corporation|access-date=3 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704181458/https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/index.php/bus-services|archive-date=4 July 2015 }}</ref> Frequent intercity bus services are available from [[Gandhipuram, Coimbatore|Gandhipuram]] central bus station and also from other auxiliary bus stations at [[Singanallur]] and [[Ukkadam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/transport/handbook-tnstc-cbe.pdf|title=TNSTC, Coimbatore|publisher=TNSTC|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222708/http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/transport/handbook-tnstc-cbe.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> The airport is {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the major railway station, [[Coimbatore Junction]] and the nearest rail stations are at [[Pilamedu railway station|Peelamedu]] and [[Singanallur railway station|Singanallur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways|publisher=Indian Railways|access-date=23 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raac.co.in/railway.php|title=Railways in Coimbatore|publisher=RAC|access-date=6 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084528/http://www.raac.co.in/railway.php|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Proposed [[Coimbatore Metro]] will connect the airport to the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dpr-for-coimbatore-metro-rail-project-to-be-submitted-to-tamil-nadu-government-by-july-15/article67030788.ece|title=DPR for Coimbatore metro rail project to be submitted to Tamil Nadu government by July 15|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 July 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717095858/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dpr-for-coimbatore-metro-rail-project-to-be-submitted-to-tamil-nadu-government-by-july-15/article67030788.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Cab services, call taxis and auto rickshaws provide 24 hours commuting services to the airport. == Incidents == * On 13 December 1950, a [[Douglas DC-3]] (registered VT-CFK) of [[Air India]] carrying 17 passengers and four crew from [[Bombay]] to Coimbatore, crashed into high ground near [[Kotagiri]] due to a navigational error, killing all the passengers on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19501213-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-48C-DO (DC-3) VT-CFK|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|access-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123205458/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19501213-1|archive-date=23 November 2015}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Sulur Air Force Station]] * [[List of airports in India]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/coimbatore Details of Coimbatore airport on AAI website] {{commons category-inline}} {{Portalbar|India|Aviation}} {{Coimbatore}} {{Airports in India}} [[Category:Airports in Tamil Nadu]] [[Category:International airports in India]] [[Category:Transport in Coimbatore]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Coimbatore]] [[Category:1940 establishments in India]]'