Madurai Airport

Madurai Airport

Madurai Airport is one of the most important nationally operating airports in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
  • URL: Madurai (IXM)
  • Time zone: GMT 5.5
  • Service telephone: +91 452-2690717
  • Address: Madurai Airport, Madurai - 625022, Tamil Nadu, Republic of India
  • Operating company: Airports Authority of India (AAI)
  • Parking: Yes; paid short and long-term parking
  • Nearby cities: Madurai (11 km), Dindigul (59 km), Rajapalaiyam (72 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is about 11 km or 7 miles south of Madurai and can be reached following the signs on the Avaniya Puram Road or via the National Highway 45B (NH-45B).
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (13.80%), Tuesday (15.13%), Wednesday (13.48%), Thursday (15.00%), Friday (13.67%), Saturday (15.77%), Sunday (13.16%)
  • Alternative spelling: मदुरा, Maduraj, Μαντουράι, מאדוראי, مادوراي, مادورای, मदुरै, मदुरई, ಮಧುರೈ, Мадурай, మదురై, มทุไร, മധുര, மதுரை, マドゥライ, 마두레이, 马杜赖, 馬杜賴

Most popular destinations from Madurai (Flights per week )

  1. Chennai (Madras) (71, 30,21 %)
  2. Bangalore (32, 13,62 %)
  3. Mumbai (Bombay) (30, 12,77 %)
  4. Hyderabad (21, 8,94 %)
  5. Delhi Indira Gandhi (19, 8,09 %)
  6. Dubai (18, 7,66 %)
  7. Colombo (16, 6,81 %)
  8. Tirupati (8, 3,40 %)
  9. Vijayawada (8, 3,40 %)
  10. Singapore Changi (7, 2,98 %)
  11. other (2.12 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. IndiGo Airlines (284, 62,28 %)
  2. Spicejet (86, 18,86 %)
  3. SriLankan Airlines (32, 7,02 %)
  4. Air India (32, 7,02 %)
  5. other (4.82 %)

Location
The airport is about 11 km or 7 miles southwest of Madurai Junction Railway Station. By car from Madurai either use the Avaniya Puram Byepass Road or the National Highway 45B. Between the airport and the centre of Madurai there is a regular shuttle bus service. Alternatively, please take a taxi, rent a car or tuk-tuks (rickshaw) from just outside the airport grounds.