Karipur Airport - Calicut International Airport (CCJ)

Calicut Airport code is (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL). Kozhikode International Airport also known as Karipur Airport, is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in Kerala, India. The airport serves as an operating base for Air India Express. It was the twelfth-busiest airport in India in terms of overall passenger traffic. It is the third-busiest airport in Kerala after Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. It was given international airport status on 2 February 2006. It received the status of an international airport on February 2, 2006, which led to development in its infrastructure, for handling the operation of international flights from its terminal. It holds the distinction of being the 12th-busiest airport in India, and 11th-busiest in cargo handling, in terms of its passenger traffic.

Karipur Airport contact number : 0483 271 9491

Karipur Airport address : Calicut Airport P.O, Padinharathara, Malappuram district, Karipur, Kerala 673647

A 15,000-square-metre (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. International terminal at Calicut Airport has peak hour passenger handling capacity of 500 passengers, while domestic terminal can handle 250 passengers in peak hour time. Five conveyor belts have been installed at the arrival terminal.