What is Calicut International Airport?
'''Calicut International Airport''' {{Airport codes|CCJ|VOCL}} is an [[international airport]] located in [[Karipur]], [[Malappuram district]] of [[Kerala]], India. The airport opened on 13 April 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/calicut-airport-turns-30/article23508804.ece |title=Calicut airport turns 30 |date=12 April 2018 |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Calicut Airport |url=http://aera.gov.in/content/airports/calicut-airport.php |access-date=2020-08-08 |archive-date=2020-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504143011/http://www.aera.gov.in/content/airports/calicut-airport.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The airport is an operating base for [[Air India Express]] and operates [[Hajj|Hajj Pilgrimage]] services to [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Medina]] and [[king Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]] from [[Kerala]]. It was the eleventh-busiest airport in India in terms of overall passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k12annex3.pdf |title=AAI traffic figures 2011-2012 |access-date=21 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518081740/http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k12annex3.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the second-busiest airport in Kerala after [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Airports in India]] [[Category:1988 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:Kerala]] {{Multistub|transport|asia}}