page_title: Malappuram district
section_title: Airport
hierarchical_section_title: Malappuram district / Transportation / Airport
caption_attribution_description: English: Flights Parked at Calicut International Airport
context_page_description: Malappuram is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of 70 km. It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 12.3% of the total population of the state. 44.2% of the district's population reside in the urban areas. The district was formed on 16 June 1969, spanning an area of about 3,554 km². It was formed by incorporating southern parts of the erstwhile district of Kozhikode and northwestern parts of the erstwhile Palakkad. It is the third-largest district of Kerala by area. It is also the largest district of Kerala bounded by Western Ghats and Arabian Sea on the eastern and the western borders respectively. It is the third major contributing district to the Gross Domestic Product of Kerala as of 2019, after Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram.
  The eastern part of the district is hilly and the western part is coastal region. Ponnani, Perinthalmanna, Tirur, Eranad, Tirurangadi, Kondotty, and Nilambur are the seven subdistricts included in the district. The economy of the district basically depends upon emigrants. Malayalam is the most spoken language. Religions practiced in the district include Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity.
context_section_description: Malappuram is served by Karipur International Airport (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL). The airport started operation in April 1988. It has two terminals, one for domestic flights and second for international flights. Domestic flight services are available to major cities including Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Goa, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Mangalore and Coimbatore while International flight services connects Malappuram with Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Muscat, Salalah and Kuwait. There are direct buses to the airport for transportation. Other than buses, Taxis, Auto Rickshaws available for transportation.
caption: Aircraft parked at Karipur International Airport
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