Coimbatore International Airport
Coimbatore International Airport
Coimbatore International Airport (IATA: CJB, ICAO: VOCB) is an international airport and the primary airport serving the Coimbatore Metropolitan Area in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the neighborhood of Peelamedu, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the center of the city. It is the second-busiest airport in the state by passengers handled, aircraft movements, and freight handled after Chennai International Airport. The airport is served by four carriers providing direct connectivity to thirteen domestic and three international destinations.
Location
11.030°N, 77.043°E · 404 m s. n. m. (1.324 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 3
Tower
ATIS (automatic information)
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
The airport was established in 1940. In 1948, Air India operated scheduled services on the Madras–Bangalore–Coimbatore–Cochin–Thiruvananthapuram route six times a week. Coimbatore flying club and aviation training academy was established in 1960. The airport then known as Pilamedu aerodrome underwent development and extension in the 1960s. In 1987, the airport underwent modernization and further expansion of the existing runway to enable handling of larger jet aircraft. In 1990, the airport was developed to enable night landing. On 6 June 2012, the Indian prime minister declared the union government's intention to upgrade the airport to international status. The union cabinet granted international status to the airport on 2 October 2012.
Airlines operating here · 6
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Coimbatore International Airport (CJB). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/CJB
MLA
“Coimbatore International Airport (CJB).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/CJB. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/CJB},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/CJB}},
urldate = {2026-10-17},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}Wikipedia
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