Airport
Cochin International Airport
First airport in the world to run fully on its own solar power.
Cochin International Airport is Kochi’s main airport, at Nedumbassery about 25 kilometres northeast of the city centre. It is the busiest airport in Kerala, handling more than 63% of the state’s air passengers in 2025, and it handled more than 11 million passengers in the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The airport became the world’s first fully solar powered airport in 2015, when a dedicated solar plant was inaugurated. It won the United Nations Champions of the Earth award in 2018. Solar carports cover the parking at the two main passenger terminals, with a combined capacity of 5.1 MW.
The international Terminal 3 opened in March 2017 in traditional Kerala style, themed on Thrissur Pooram. Fifteen life-size fibre elephants in traditional costume stand in the departure area to greet travellers. The domestic Terminal 1 reopened after renovation on 12 December 2018, with 56 check-in counters.
Feeder buses connect the airport with Aluva Metro station, a stop on the Kochi Metro line.
Did you know
In 2015 the airport became the world’s first fully solar powered airport, with the inauguration of a dedicated solar plant.
The airport handled more than 63% of Kerala’s air passenger traffic in 2025 and more than 11 million passengers in fiscal year 2025-26.
KMRL feeder buses connect the airport with the metro network at Aluva Metro station.
The renovated domestic Terminal 1 opened to travellers on 12 December 2018.
The international Terminal 3 opened to travellers in March 2017, with a theme inspired by Thrissur Pooram and fifteen life-size fibre elephants at the departure area.
Cochin International Airport is at Nedumbassery, Ernakulam district, about 25 km northeast of the city centre.
Drawn from OpenStreetMap, by its contributors.
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