Kannur International Airport (IATA: CNN, ICAO: VOKN) is an international airport serving the district of Kannur, one of the northern districts in the state of Kerala, India. The airport spreads about 2,300 acres (930 ha).
It is located 25 km (16 mi) east of the city, near the municipality of Mattannur. It is owned and operated by Kannur International Airport Limited(KIAL), a public–private consortium. The airport opened for commercial operations on 9 December 2018.
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Kannur airport will have an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul unit- MRO facility. A large maintenance terminal is dedicated for this. The facility is expected to cater to both narrow and wide-bodied aircraft. The MRO will undertake maintenance work on aircraft and their components, such as jet engines, landing gear, air frames and components and will involve line maintenance and hangars.
GoAir is a low-cost international carrier based in Mumbai, India. It is owned by the Indian business conglomerate Wadia Group. In October 2017 it was the fifth largest airline in India with an 8.4% passenger market share. It commenced operations in November 2005 and operates a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft in all economy configuration.
As of March 2019, the airline operates over 230 daily flights across 28 destinations-24 domestic 4 international, from its hubs at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and Kannur.
