Spread over an area of 19.5 acres, the complex uses cargo-handling equipments such as elevated transfer vehicle, forklifts, high-mast stackers, and power hydraulic pallet trucks for handling cargo. [35] The total area of retail space at the existing domestic and international terminals is 3,250 sq m, comprising 60 concessions including duty-free retail shops, restaurants, snack bars and executive lounges. Wechselstuben befinden sich sowohl im Ankunfts- als auch Abflugbereich beider Terminals. The airport was closed for a week to all traffic by the AAI from the evening of 1 December until noon on 6 December. [48], The Air Cargo Complex at the Chennai airport was established in 1978, when all regulatory and facilitating agencies were brought under one roof for faster processing/clearance of international cargo, to cater for air cargo movement in the southern region. Karte; Hotels im Umkreis; Aktuelles Wetter; Fluggesellschaften; Verbindungen; Daten zum Flughafen; Ankunft; Abflug; Lage des Flughafen und Hotels im Umkreis. [33] The Kamaraj domestic terminal covers an area of 19,250 m2 (207,200 sq ft) with 48 check-in counters. [4][5] It is also 49th busiest airport in Asia making it one of the four major airports in India under the top 50 list. In March 2011, by acquiring 136 acres of land from the state government, AAI completed extension of the 2,035 m secondary runway by 1,400 m,[65] whose commissioning, initially planned to be by November 2011, has been delayed as the approach lighting system has not been installed. The export facility covers an area of 16,366 sq m and the import facility covers 16,500 sq m.[50] The complex has an exclusive cargo apron which can accommodate three wide-bodied aircraft with ULD parking area and hydrant-refuelling facility at the bay. [36] The Anna international terminal has 6 boarding gates on the first floor. After the completion of the international terminal, the old terminal at Meenambakkam (Terminal 2) was used exclusively for cargo. By October 2018, the runway occupancy time will be reduced to 60 seconds, with the completion of the ongoing runway development works. The Tamil Nadu State Government has allocated 130 acres of land for the development of a second runway. The proposed design, based on Gensler's Terminal 2015 concept, will be connected with the design elements of the existing Terminals 1 and 4. The 70,000 sq ft facility can handle one A320 or two ATR aircraft and provides basic- and medium-level maintenance checks and protective storage for Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines aircraft and functions as a repair shop and assembly area. The project is estimated to cost Rs16.55bn. [109], There is a current plan of setting up of a new greenfield airport at Sriperumbudur and Tiruvallur taluks, apart from the expansion of the existing airport at Tirusulam. Reisende, die weitere Hilfsdienste benötigen, sollten sich vor ihrer Reise mit ihrer Fluggesellschaft in Verbindung setzen. Die Nutzung von Gepäckwagen ist kostenlos. The airport has the capacity to handle 320 to 330 aircraft. [13] While demonstrating it to the public during the ticketed show, he even took a person from the crowd on the aircraft as his passenger. [22] Later, the international terminal (Terminal 3) was built with three aero-bridges. [111] To be built in two phases, the anticipated expenditure for phase I of the project is ₹ 40,000 million with an 87,000 sq m terminal along with a parking space for 750 vehicles. In 1988, a new terminal complex was built at Tirusulam, adjacent to Meenambakkam. Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM) is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and its metropolitan area. Samuel John Green, a motor engineer at Simpson's, helped with the manufacture and assembly of the biplane. As on 11 August 2015, the number of incidents have reached 50 which has been a point of discussion in social networking sites.