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Calicut International Airport

May 05, 2023

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Calicut International Airport (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL), also known as Kozhikode International Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Kozhikode, Kerala, India. It is located at Karipur in the Malappuram district of the South Malabar region. It serves the Malabar region, consisting of Malappuram, Wayanad and Palakkad. It is situated 28 km (17 mi) away from Kozhikode and 25 km (16 mi) away from Malappuram. It serves two of the seven metropolitan areas in the state—Kozhikode metropolitan area and Malappuram metropolitan area. The airport opened on 13 April 1988.[4][5] The airport serves as an operating base for Air India Express and operates Hajj Pilgrimage services to Medina and Jeddah from Kerala. It is tied with Hyderabad in terms of international traffic. It received international airport status on 2 February 2006.[6][7] It is one of a few airports in the country with a tabletop runway.

Calicut International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirport Authority of India
LocationKaripur, Kondotty, Malappuram district, Kerala, India
Opened13 April 1988; 35 years ago (1988-04-13)
Hub for
Elevation AMSL104 m / 342 ft
Coordinates11°08′10″N 75°57′18″E / 11.13611°N 75.95500°E / 11.13611; 75.95500Coordinates: 11°08′10″N 75°57′18″E / 11.13611°N 75.95500°E / 11.13611; 75.95500
WebsiteCalicut Airport
Map
CCJ
CCJ
CCJ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,860 9,383 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2022 - March 2023)
Passengers2,982,879 ( 79.1%)
Aircraft movements23,142 ( 54.2%)
Cargo tonnage14,523 ( 37.7%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

History

Early years

The airport was inaugurated on 13 April 1988.[8]

In 1977, the airport was sanctioned due to long periods of struggle under the leadership of the late freedom fighter, K. P. Kesava Menon. In the 1990s, Gulf Malayalis played an important role in the development of the airport - they collected funds for the purpose when the Union Government claimed it did not have any. This led to the inception of the Malabar International Airport Development Society, which helped raise funds for the airport's development. Consequently, major developments of facilities, such as an extension of the runway from 6,000 feet to 9,000 feet to facilitate the operation of large aircraft, were carried out with loans from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO).

It received the status of an international airport on 2 February 2006, which led to more development in its infrastructure, for handling the operation of international flights from its terminal. It is the 12th-busiest airport in India in terms of its passenger traffic and 11th-busiest in cargo handling.[citation needed]

Wide-body aircraft restrictions

Since 1 May 2015, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) imposed restrictions on the operation of wide-body aircraft such as Boeing 777 and 747 for a period of six months for runway recarpeting, which had been long overdue at this airport. As a result, Emirates, Saudia and two Air India Boeing 747 flight operations had to move temporarily to Cochin International Airport during this time.[9] The airport authorities had expressed doubt about getting permission to operate wide-bodied aircraft from the airport, even after the completion of the recarpeting, for the runway in the airport is not large enough for the operation of jumbo aircraft. AAI had earlier instructed that all airports using widebody aircraft must have 240 m of Runway End Safety Area (RESA) in each direction, whereas that of Calicut Airport must have 90 m.[10] The airport director K Janardhanan said the short runway was a major hurdle in operating wide-bodied aircraft from the tabletop runway and the runway length should be extended from the current 2,850 m to 3,150 m to operate wide-bodied aircraft, he added. The major hurdle in extending the runway is the delay in acquiring the land which requires a total of 156 hectares (385 acres) of land for extending the runway and associated facilities. The state government has been finding the task difficult, for it requires relocation of 1,500 families living around the airport.[11] As of 10 June 2016, not much action has been taken for land acquisition to help increase the runway length.[12] The AAI decided to get a runway safety area to avoid the aircraft overrunning the end of the table-top runway. On 7 August 2020, wide-body aircraft have been banned from flying to CCJ after the crash of IX 1344, which overran the table-top runway.[13] As of November 2020, the airport does not have the recommended Runway safety area or Engineered Materials Arresting System installed. The land acquisition procedures for runway development are progressing as of July 2022.[13]

Reinstatement of wide-body aircraft operations

As advocated by various Malayali associations like KMCC, MCC and MDF and others, Gulf Malayalis, political parties, Kerala State Government and MPs from Malabar region, on 9 August 2018, DGCA gave approval for resuming wide-body aircraft (Code E category) operations from Calicut International Airport.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] In the beginning, Saudia has been given permission to start nonstop flights to Jeddah and Riyadh using Boeing 777-200LR and Airbus A330-300.[14][15] After three and a half years, the wide-body aircraft (Airbus 330-300) of Saudi Arabian Airlines from Jeddah landed at Calicut International Airport at 11:04 (IST) on 5 December 2018.[21][22][23] It flew back to Jeddah on the same day at 13:19 (IST).[24][25][23] Saudia has also resumed its services to Riyadh from Calicut in December 2018.[26] On 5 July 2019, Saudi Arabian Airlines flew with the Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A330-300 to CCJ. DGCA gave approval for wide-body aircraft operations of Air India from Calicut International Airport using Boeing 747-400, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-300ER, and Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.[27][28] Emirates also secured approval from DGCA to operate Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER from Calicut.[27][28] Air India already resumed its service with Boeing 747-400 Jumbo aircraft and with Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft.

On 7 August 2020, Air India Express Flight 1344, a COVID-19 repatriation flight on the Dubai-Kozhikode route, overran the tabletop runway upon landing in bad weather and crashed into the runway slope, killing 21 passengers. As a result, no wide-body aircraft has permission to fly to Kozhikode Airport, and as of 7 July 2022, runway renovation is in progress.[13] It was reported that wide-body airlines like Emirates had ceased flying to Kozhikode Airport due to the unsafety of the runway and the airport. Only low-cost airlines like SpiceJet and Air India Express are now flying to Kozhikode Airport, since they have narrow-body fleet that can land safely on the tabletop runway.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

 
Apron area of the airport

Cargo

The following cargo airlines fly to the airport:

Connectivity

Road

Calicut International Airport is located between two National Highways. The closest one is National Highway 966 (NH-966) situated at a distance of 2.3 kilometers and the other one being National Highway 66 (NH-66) which is around 8 kilometers from the airport. NH-966 joins NH-66 at Ramanattukara, located 12 kilometers from the airport. This combined road network enables seamless connectivity to the north to Kozhikode, Kannur, and Wayanad, and towards the south to Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, and Coimbatore.

Buses

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates FlyBus (low-floor AC bus) services to the city of Kozhikode from the airport.[35] This is one of the cheapest available options to travel to the city. There are only a handful of these services so travelers looking for cheap options to travel can take an Auto-rickshaw to Airport Junction (2.8 km away) where buses are available to Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad etc.

 
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 (registered VT-AXX) landing safely on the tabletop runway in 2015. It is similar to the accident aircraft (registered VT-AXH) that was destroyed in 2020.
Rail

The closest railway stations are Feroke railway station (around 18 kilometers from the airport), Parappanangadi railway station (around 20 kilometers from the airport), Tanur railway station (around 28 kilometers from the airport), Kozhikode railway station (around 28 kilometers from the airport), Tirur railway station (around 34 kilometers away), and Angadipuram railway station (around 37 kilometres away), which are connected to all major cities in India.

Taxis

Pre-paid taxi services are available at the airport.[36] The airport is also serviced by Uber and Ola Cabs, online cab aggregators providing various options to Calicut city and for Outstation journeys.

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at CCJ airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 17 January 1969, a Douglas C-47A VT-DTH of Hindu Publications crashed on take-off. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight. Both crew were killed. At the time the airport had been initialized as an air strip at "Chelari", a few kilometres away from the current location.[37]
  • On 7 November 2008, Air India Flight 962, an Airbus 310 flying from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, scraped its right wingtip on the runway on landing. Parts of the plane's wing broke, leaving a mark on the runway.[38]
  • On 9 July 2012, an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 skidded on landing, during heavy rain. The aircraft's landing gear impacted with runway beacons, breaking them.[39] There were no casualties on board.[39]
  • On 10 June 2015 an argument between Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) personnel at the airport escalated into firearm discharging, leading to one person's death and serious injuries to two others late on Wednesday night.[40]
  • On 25 April 2017, Air India Flight 937, an Air India A321-200 suffered an engine failure during takeoff, the aircraft temporarily lost directional control due to asymmetric thrust resulting in a left tyre burst when it impacted the runway edge lighting. The takeoff was aborted and the flight cancelled.[41]
  • On 4 August 2017, a SpiceJet Bombardier Dash 8 skidded on landing and damaged the ILS beacons.
  • On 7 August 2020, Air India Express Flight 1344 crashed upon landing at Calicut from Dubai during poor weather. After landing, the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, overran the tabletop runway, skidding off the end of the runway and crashing into a gorge. A total of 21 people, including both pilots, were killed in the crash. 15 people aboard were in critical condition and survived later.[42][43] The aircraft had been carrying out a repatriation flight under the Vande Bharat Mission.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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  7. ^ Archive (2 February 2006). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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  9. ^ "Airlines pull out of Calicut International Airport". Business Traveller. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  10. ^ "No end to woes of Calicut airport". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 29 June 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ^ Devasia, T K. "Wide-body aircraft operations to and from Gulf to stop at Calicut - Khaleej Times". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Plea to acquire land for airport". The Hindu. 10 June 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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  16. ^ "Operation of wide-body aircraft from Calicut to commence soon: Suresh Prabhu". The Economic Times. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  17. ^ Staff Reporter (12 July 2018). "MP On 'save Calicut airport' mission". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Forum alleges conspiracy to downgrade Calicut airport". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 5 July 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  19. ^ "Calicut airport expansion: AAI chief to meet CM". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 24 July 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  21. ^ "Saudia (SV) #746 ✈ 05-Dec-2018 ✈ JED / OEJN - CCJ / VOCL ✈ FlightAware". FlightAware. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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  40. ^ Varghese, Johnlee (11 June 2015). "Kozhikode Airport Shooting: CISF Jawan Killed, Two Airport Staff Injured". IB Times. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  41. ^ "Engine failure: Narrow escape for 186 Air India flyers". The Times of India. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  42. ^ "Air India jet breaks in two on Kerala runway". BBC News. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  43. ^ Sharma, Ashok; Schmall, Emily (20 April 2021). "Plane skids off runway in India; 17 killed, including pilots". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

External links

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VOCL redirects here For the social network originally announced with this name see Frank social network This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Calicut International Airport IATA CCJ ICAO VOCL also known as Kozhikode International Airport or Karipur Airport is an international airport serving the city of Kozhikode Kerala India It is located at Karipur in the Malappuram district of the South Malabar region It serves the Malabar region consisting of Malappuram Wayanad and Palakkad It is situated 28 km 17 mi away from Kozhikode and 25 km 16 mi away from Malappuram It serves two of the seven metropolitan areas in the state Kozhikode metropolitan area and Malappuram metropolitan area The airport opened on 13 April 1988 4 5 The airport serves as an operating base for Air India Express and operates Hajj Pilgrimage services to Medina and Jeddah from Kerala It is tied with Hyderabad in terms of international traffic It received international airport status on 2 February 2006 6 7 It is one of a few airports in the country with a tabletop runway Calicut International AirportIATA CCJICAO VOCLSummaryAirport typePublicOwner OperatorAirport Authority of IndiaLocationKaripur Kondotty Malappuram district Kerala IndiaOpened13 April 1988 35 years ago 1988 04 13 Hub forAir India ExpressElevation AMSL104 m 342 ftCoordinates11 08 10 N 75 57 18 E 11 13611 N 75 95500 E 11 13611 75 95500 Coordinates 11 08 10 N 75 57 18 E 11 13611 N 75 95500 E 11 13611 75 95500WebsiteCalicut AirportMapCCJShow map of KeralaCCJShow map of IndiaCCJShow map of Middle EastRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft10 28 2 860 9 383 AsphaltStatistics April 2022 March 2023 Passengers2 982 879 79 1 Aircraft movements23 142 54 2 Cargo tonnage14 523 37 7 Source AAI 1 2 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Wide body aircraft restrictions 1 3 Reinstatement of wide body aircraft operations 2 Airlines and destinations 2 1 Passenger 2 2 Cargo 3 Connectivity 4 Statistics 5 Accidents and incidents 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditEarly years Edit The airport was inaugurated on 13 April 1988 8 In 1977 the airport was sanctioned due to long periods of struggle under the leadership of the late freedom fighter K P Kesava Menon In the 1990s Gulf Malayalis played an important role in the development of the airport they collected funds for the purpose when the Union Government claimed it did not have any This led to the inception of the Malabar International Airport Development Society which helped raise funds for the airport s development Consequently major developments of facilities such as an extension of the runway from 6 000 feet to 9 000 feet to facilitate the operation of large aircraft were carried out with loans from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation HUDCO It received the status of an international airport on 2 February 2006 which led to more development in its infrastructure for handling the operation of international flights from its terminal It is the 12th busiest airport in India in terms of its passenger traffic and 11th busiest in cargo handling citation needed Wide body aircraft restrictions Edit Since 1 May 2015 the Airports Authority of India AAI imposed restrictions on the operation of wide body aircraft such as Boeing 777 and 747 for a period of six months for runway recarpeting which had been long overdue at this airport As a result Emirates Saudia and two Air India Boeing 747 flight operations had to move temporarily to Cochin International Airport during this time 9 The airport authorities had expressed doubt about getting permission to operate wide bodied aircraft from the airport even after the completion of the recarpeting for the runway in the airport is not large enough for the operation of jumbo aircraft AAI had earlier instructed that all airports using widebody aircraft must have 240 m of Runway End Safety Area RESA in each direction whereas that of Calicut Airport must have 90 m 10 The airport director K Janardhanan said the short runway was a major hurdle in operating wide bodied aircraft from the tabletop runway and the runway length should be extended from the current 2 850 m to 3 150 m to operate wide bodied aircraft he added The major hurdle in extending the runway is the delay in acquiring the land which requires a total of 156 hectares 385 acres of land for extending the runway and associated facilities The state government has been finding the task difficult for it requires relocation of 1 500 families living around the airport 11 As of 10 June 2016 not much action has been taken for land acquisition to help increase the runway length 12 The AAI decided to get a runway safety area to avoid the aircraft overrunning the end of the table top runway On 7 August 2020 wide body aircraft have been banned from flying to CCJ after the crash of IX 1344 which overran the table top runway 13 As of November 2020 the airport does not have the recommended Runway safety area or Engineered Materials Arresting System installed The land acquisition procedures for runway development are progressing as of July 2022 13 Reinstatement of wide body aircraft operations Edit As advocated by various Malayali associations like KMCC MCC and MDF and others Gulf Malayalis political parties Kerala State Government and MPs from Malabar region on 9 August 2018 DGCA gave approval for resuming wide body aircraft Code E category operations from Calicut International Airport 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 In the beginning Saudia has been given permission to start nonstop flights to Jeddah and Riyadh using Boeing 777 200LR and Airbus A330 300 14 15 After three and a half years the wide body aircraft Airbus 330 300 of Saudi Arabian Airlines from Jeddah landed at Calicut International Airport at 11 04 IST on 5 December 2018 21 22 23 It flew back to Jeddah on the same day at 13 19 IST 24 25 23 Saudia has also resumed its services to Riyadh from Calicut in December 2018 26 On 5 July 2019 Saudi Arabian Airlines flew with the Boeing 777 300ER and Airbus A330 300 to CCJ DGCA gave approval for wide body aircraft operations of Air India from Calicut International Airport using Boeing 747 400 Boeing 777 200LR Boeing 777 300ER and Boeing 787 8 Dreamliner 27 28 Emirates also secured approval from DGCA to operate Boeing 777 200LR and 777 300ER from Calicut 27 28 Air India already resumed its service with Boeing 747 400 Jumbo aircraft and with Boeing 777 300 ER aircraft On 7 August 2020 Air India Express Flight 1344 a COVID 19 repatriation flight on the Dubai Kozhikode route overran the tabletop runway upon landing in bad weather and crashed into the runway slope killing 21 passengers As a result no wide body aircraft has permission to fly to Kozhikode Airport and as of 7 July 2022 runway renovation is in progress 13 It was reported that wide body airlines like Emirates had ceased flying to Kozhikode Airport due to the unsafety of the runway and the airport Only low cost airlines like SpiceJet and Air India Express are now flying to Kozhikode Airport since they have narrow body fleet that can land safely on the tabletop runway Airlines and destinations EditPassenger Edit Apron area of the airport AirlinesDestinationsAir ArabiaAbu Dhabi Sharjah 29 Air IndiaMumbaiAir India ExpressAbu Dhabi Al Ain Bahrain Dammam Doha Dubai International Jeddah Kochi Kuwait Muscat Ras Al Khaimah Riyadh Salalah Sharjah Thiruvananthapuram 30 flydubaiDubai InternationalFlynasRiyadhGulf AirBahrainIndiGoBangalore Chennai Dammam 31 Delhi Dubai International Hyderabad Jeddah 32 Mumbai 33 Oman AirMuscat SalalahQatar AirwaysDohaSalamAirSalalah 34 SpiceJetDubai International JeddahCargo Edit The following cargo airlines fly to the airport SpiceXpressConnectivity EditRoadCalicut International Airport is located between two National Highways The closest one is National Highway 966 NH 966 situated at a distance of 2 3 kilometers and the other one being National Highway 66 NH 66 which is around 8 kilometers from the airport NH 966 joins NH 66 at Ramanattukara located 12 kilometers from the airport This combined road network enables seamless connectivity to the north to Kozhikode Kannur and Wayanad and towards the south to Malappuram Palakkad Thrissur and Coimbatore BusesKerala State Road Transport Corporation operates FlyBus low floor AC bus services to the city of Kozhikode from the airport 35 This is one of the cheapest available options to travel to the city There are only a handful of these services so travelers looking for cheap options to travel can take an Auto rickshaw to Airport Junction 2 8 km away where buses are available to Kozhikode Malappuram Palakkad etc An Air India Express Boeing 737 800 registered VT AXX landing safely on the tabletop runway in 2015 It is similar to the accident aircraft registered VT AXH that was destroyed in 2020 RailThe closest railway stations are Feroke railway station around 18 kilometers from the airport Parappanangadi railway station around 20 kilometers from the airport Tanur railway station around 28 kilometers from the airport Kozhikode railway station around 28 kilometers from the airport Tirur railway station around 34 kilometers away and Angadipuram railway station around 37 kilometres away which are connected to all major cities in India TaxisPre paid taxi services are available at the airport 36 The airport is also serviced by Uber and Ola Cabs online cab aggregators providing various options to Calicut city and for Outstation journeys Statistics EditGraphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Annual passenger traffic at CCJ airport See Wikidata query Accidents and incidents EditOn 17 January 1969 a Douglas C 47A VT DTH of Hindu Publications crashed on take off The aircraft was operating a cargo flight Both crew were killed At the time the airport had been initialized as an air strip at Chelari a few kilometres away from the current location 37 On 7 November 2008 Air India Flight 962 an Airbus 310 flying from Jeddah Saudi Arabia scraped its right wingtip on the runway on landing Parts of the plane s wing broke leaving a mark on the runway 38 On 9 July 2012 an Air India Express Boeing 737 800 skidded on landing during heavy rain The aircraft s landing gear impacted with runway beacons breaking them 39 There were no casualties on board 39 On 10 June 2015 an argument between Central Industrial Security Force CISF and Airports Authority of India AAI personnel at the airport escalated into firearm discharging leading to one person s death and serious injuries to two others late on Wednesday night 40 On 25 April 2017 Air India Flight 937 an Air India A321 200 suffered an engine failure during takeoff the aircraft temporarily lost directional control due to asymmetric thrust resulting in a left tyre burst when it impacted the runway edge lighting The takeoff was aborted and the flight cancelled 41 On 4 August 2017 a SpiceJet Bombardier Dash 8 skidded on landing and damaged the ILS beacons On 7 August 2020 Air India Express Flight 1344 crashed upon landing at Calicut from Dubai during poor weather After landing the aircraft a Boeing 737 800 overran the tabletop runway skidding off the end of the runway and crashing into a gorge A total of 21 people including both pilots were killed in the crash 15 people aboard were in critical condition and survived later 42 43 The aircraft had been carrying out a repatriation flight under the Vande Bharat Mission See also EditKannur International Airport Cochin International Airport Trivandrum International Airport Aranmula International Airport Sabarimala International Airport List of Airports in Kerala List of airports in India List of the busiest airports in IndiaReferences Edit Annexure III Passenger Data PDF aai aero Retrieved 22 April 2023 Annexure II Aircraft Movement Data PDF aai aero Retrieved 22 April 2023 Annexure IV Freight Movement Data PDF aai aero Retrieved 22 April 2023 Calicut airport turns 30 The Hindu 12 April 2018 via www thehindu com About Calicut Airport Archived from the original on 4 May 2020 Retrieved 19 May 2020 Calicut Airport Iloveindia com Retrieved 12 March 2017 Archive 2 February 2006 Calicut airport given international status The Hindu Archived from the original on 11 September 2006 Retrieved 12 March 2017 Silver jubilee does not bring cheer to Karipur airport users The Times of India 2 April 2012 Airlines pull out of Calicut International Airport Business Traveller Retrieved 22 March 2019 No end to woes of Calicut airport The Hindu Special Correspondent 29 June 2018 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 22 March 2019 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint others link Devasia T K Wide body aircraft operations to and from Gulf to stop at Calicut Khaleej Times 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passengers The Hindu 8 November 2008 Archived from the original on 10 November 2008 Retrieved 8 July 2022 a b Jolly Asit 30 November 2012 On a Wing and a Prayer India Today Retrieved 8 July 2022 Varghese Johnlee 11 June 2015 Kozhikode Airport Shooting CISF Jawan Killed Two Airport Staff Injured IB Times Retrieved 8 July 2022 Engine failure Narrow escape for 186 Air India flyers The Times of India 25 April 2017 Retrieved 8 July 2022 Air India jet breaks in two on Kerala runway BBC News 7 August 2020 Retrieved 7 August 2020 Sharma Ashok Schmall Emily 20 April 2021 Plane skids off runway in India 17 killed including pilots Associated Press Retrieved 7 August 2020 External links Edit Media related to Calicut International Airport at Wikimedia Commons Calicut International Airport at Airports Authority of India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Calicut International Airport amp oldid 1151236262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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