Trivandrum International Airport (IATA: TRV, ICAO: VOTV) is located in Thiruvananthapuram and is the first airport in the state of Kerala, India. It is the first international airport in a non-metro city in India. TIA is considered as an "all weather" airport in the country and is ISO 9001-2000 certified.Owing to this many flights from Cochin and Calicut are diverted here when ever weather hinders visibility in the respective airports. It is the 8th busiest airport in the country in terms of international passenger traffic and 10th busiest in terms of overall passenger traffic.
The Trivandrum International terminal is located approximately 3.7 km (2.3 mi) due west from the city centre, 16 km (9.9 mi) from Kovalam beach, 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from Technopark Trivandrum and 21 km (13 mi) from the proposed Vizhinjam International Seaport.Trivandrum International Airport is the second largest and the second busiest airport in Kerala after Cochin International Airport.
In addition to civil operations, Trivandrum Airport also caters to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Coast Guard for their strategic operations. IAF have an exclusive apron to handle all their operations. Trivandrum airport also caters for the Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology which carries out pilot training activities.
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