page_title: Transport in Tiruchirappalli
section_title: Air
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Tiruchirappalli / Air
caption_attribution_description: English: Check-In Counters in New Integrated Terminal at Trichy Airport
context_page_description: Tiruchirappalli has a well-developed transport infrastructure. Being located almost at the geographic centre of the state Tamil Nadu India, Trichy is well connected by Road, Rail and Air with most cities.
context_section_description: Tiruchirapalli International Airport or Trichy International Airport (IATA: TRZ, ICAO: VOTR) is a major airport mostly serving Tiruchirapalli and adjacent districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The airport, located on the NH 210 Tiruchirapalli - Rameswaram highway, is 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city centre.
  The Tiruchirapalli International Airport is the second biggest airport in Tamil Nadu after Chennai International Airport. It was first used to handle air traffic in 1938 when Tata Airlines commercial flights stopped at Tiruchirappalli on the Karachi-Colombo route. In 1948, Air Ceylon commenced daily passenger flights between Tiruchirappalli and Colombo via Jaffna. There are regular flights to Chennai, Sri Lanka, and Dubai. Air India Express has an engineering stores complex at Tiruchirapalli International Airport for repairing aircraft.
  The Trichy Airport is scheduled for expansion soon as the local government has bought land in and around the existing airport. This expansion is expected to accommodate larger flights and also expand the International operations to more countries given Trichy is an integral industrial hub in Tamil Nadu. Trichy International Airport caters the need of 12 districts in Tamil Nadu state like Trichy, Thanjavur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Dindigul, Karur, Karaikal(UT), Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Namakkal, Pudukottai, Sivagangai. In Nov 2011, The Trichy Airport opened up the International air cargo, which was built at the cost of Rs. 1 crore.
caption: Check-In Counters in New Integrated Terminal at Trichy Airport
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