Tuticorin Airport

Tuticorin Airport தூத்துக்குடி விமான நிலையம்
IATA: TCR – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Civil Government
Serves	Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Location	Vagaikullam
Elevation AMSL	129 ft / 39 m
Coordinates
Website	Tuticorin Airport
Map
Location in Tuticorin
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 4,435 1,351 Asphalt

Tuticorin Airport (IATA: TCR) is a domestic airport located 16.9 km (10.5 mi) from Thoothukudi (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 highway 7A.

Structure

Tuticorin Airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 10/28, 1351 metres long and 30 metres wide. Its 100 by 60 metre apron provides parking space for 2 ATR 72 or similar aircraft at a time, while its terminal building can handle 72 passengers during peak hours. Navigational aids at Tuticorin include PAPI lights and an Aerodrome beacon

Expansion and Upgrade

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.

Airline and destination

Airlines	Destinations
Spicejet	Chennai

• In a surprising move, Air Pegasus has decided to operate an ATR-72 flight connecting Bangalore and Tuticorin soon.

Incidents & Accidents

• On 29 July 2013,SG 3291 a spicejet bombardier Q-400 carrying 49 passengers had a tail strike while landing on the short runway triggering panic among passengers.
• On 3 September 2013, SG 3291, a SpiceJet Bombardier Q400 landed and the engine started smoking due to an oil spillage. Water and foam was used to contain the smoke.

External links

• Official site at the Airports Authority of India
• Airport information for VEBI at World Aero Data