Chennai Airport (MAA)

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Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM), formerly known as Madras Airport, serves Chennai Metropolitan Area in the state of Tamil Nadu, being the third busiest airport in India after Delhi and Mumbai airports.

Chennai Airport is located about 21 kilometers (13 miles) southwest of city center. Busiest international routes from MAA Airport are Dubai, Colombo, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Doha, Muscat, Bangkok, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong. Chennai Airport works as a hub for IndiGo, Blue Dart Aviation and Spice Jet, and is a Focus city for Air India and GoAir.

MAA Airport is located 21 km (13 miles) southwest of Chennai city centre.
Chennai International Airport has three terminals.
Chennai Airport works as a hub for IndiGo, Alliance Air, Blue Dart Aviation, Trujet and Spice Jet.
Chennai International Airport was first named Madras Airport.

Chennai International Airport handled 22,266,722 passengers between April 2019 and March 2020.

During 2020, Chennai Airport only registered 8 million passengers due to coronavirus crisis.

Chennai Airport registered 9,533,300 passengers between April 2021 and March 2022.

Terminals +info

Chennai Airport has three passenger terminals:

Terminal 1

Terminal 3

Terminal 4

Transport +info

From Chennai Airport there are the following transport options:

Bus: Public buses are available outside the terminals.
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Taxi: Get within 50 minutes to Chennai city centre by taxi.
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Train: Railway connection between Chennai Airport and the city centre is not available. However, there are options to transfer to the nearest one.
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Metro: Metro connection between Chennai Airport and downtown is available.
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Car Rental: Renting a car in Chennai Airport is a good idea to move around. Check our search engine for further details!
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Services +info

At Chennai Airport passengers will find the following services:

- Restaurants and bars
- Shops
- Duty Free
- Information Counter
- Tourist and Railway Information Booths
- Currency exchange
- Security check
- Lost & found
- Vending machines
- Luggage carts

Contact

Address: GST Rd, Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600027, INDIA

Phone (24x7 Helpline): +91 44 2256 0551

Email: apdchennai@aai.aero

About Chennai

Chennai is the capital city of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is the cultural, economic and educational centre of South India and it is the sixth most populated city in the country.

Visitors can discover Marina Beach, the Government Museum, Fort St. George, Edward Elliot’s Beach and Valluvar Kottam, among others.