Tuticorin Airport (IATA: TCR, ICAO: VOTK) is a domestic airport located 16.9 km (10.5 mi) from Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India serving the districts of Tuticorin and Tirunelveli in southern Tamil Nadu. It is located 15.6 km west from the city centre on Tuticorin-Tirunelveli NH 7A.It is the fifth busiest airport in Tamil Nadu after Chennai,Coimbatore,Tiruchirapalli and Madurai.
A master plan for upgrading the Tuticorin airport in phases had been prepared by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Tamil Nadu government was asked to provide 586 acres of land free and without encumbrances to the Airports Authority of India. The Land Acquisition process is nearing Completion. Recently Night Landing facilities have been provided at the airport, facilitating operation of Late Evening and Night flights.An additional 110 acres of land has been set aside for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Coastguard. On 21 July 2017, land measuring to the extent of 366.24 acres from as many as seven blocks had been acquired and on completion of the process, it was handed over to the Thoothukudi Airport Director. The acquisition of remaining land was under way in different stages and the district administration would soon hand them over to the Airport Authority of India, said DRO M. Veerappan.
The following items that are banned for carriage on person/hand baggage on board flights operating from civil airports in India; and Indian Registered aircrafts from foreign airports :
Personal Items
Sharp Objects
Sporting Goods
Guns and Firearms
Tools
Martial Arts / Self Defense Items
Explosive Materials
Flammable items
Disabling Chemicals and other Dangerous Items
Note : The above mentioned are only indicative lists of items. Commonsense, however, shall prevail in assessing whether an object can be used as a weapon for committing any act of unlawful interference with civil aviation operations.
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| Code No. | 3 |
| Code Letter | C |
| Latitude | 084317 N |
| Longitude | 0780141 E |
| Land Area | 188.57 Acres. |
| Elevation | 84 Ft. |
| Terminal | Arrival | Departure |
| - | 78 | 78 |
| Terminal | Number of Boarding Gates | |
| Ground Floor | First Floor | |
| Domestic | 01 | Nil |
| Terminal | Area in Sq. Meters | No. of Counters | |||
| Check In | Immigration | Custom | Security | ||
| Domestic | 1000 | 02 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Under Expansion and Modification | |||||
| Type of Bay | Total Bays |
| In Contact | 02 |
| Remote | - |
| Runway | Category | |
| CAT-II | CAT-I/Simple Approach | |
| 28 | - | - |
| 10 | - | - |
| Bay No. | Wing Span In Mt. | Aircraft Length in Mt. | Air Traffic Services |
| 01 | 28.42 Mt | 32.84 Mt | Available: 0400 – 0530 UTC and 0845-1015 UTC daily |
| 02 | 27.05 Mt | 27.166 |
| ARSR + MSSR | ASR + MSSR | ASDE |
| Nil | Nil | Nil |
| DVOR | IDENT | DME | NDB |
| AVAILABLE 114.3 MHz | TCN | AVAILABLE 1114/1177 MHz | Available (TU 376 KHz) |
| Runway No. | Code | Elevation (Ft.) | TORA (M) | TODA (M) | ASDA (M) | LDA (M) |
| 28 10 |
3C 3C |
81.64 85.28 |
1350 1350 |
1350 1350 |
1350 1350 |
1350 1350 |
| Runway | (Category / Angle) | ||
| ILS CAT | VASI | PAPI | |
| 10/28 | Nil | Nil | Yes |
| Terminal | Contact Information | Facilities | |
| Designation | Tel. No. | ||
| AES | Airport Director | 91-461-2271863 | - |
For any Suggestion/Feedback/Comments, contact apd-tuticorin
aai [dot] aero
Airports Authority of India,
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan,
Safdarjung Airport,
New Delhi-110003
Ph : 91-11-24632950
