# Cochin International Airport (COK / VOCI)

**Cochin International Airport** (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCI) is a large airport in Kochi, Kerala, India. It opened on 25 May 1999. It has one runway, 3,400 m (11,155 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 4.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/voci

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: COK / VOCI
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Kochi, Kerala, India
- Opened: 25 May 1999 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 9 m / 30 ft
- Coordinates: 10.1510, 76.4008
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,400 m / 11,155 ft
- Passengers: 4,306,661 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: http://cial.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochin_International_Airport (38 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q592172
- Weather station: VOCI
- Ident: VOCI

## Timeline

- 25 May 1999: Cochin International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,400 m / 11,155 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | 3,337,830 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 4,306,661 | Wikidata |

## Routes

10 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 734 km / 456 mi · Maldivian
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 2,664 km / 1,655 mi · Thai Lion Air
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 3,307 km / 2,055 mi · VietJet Air

### Seasonal (1)

- [HAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmh.md) Hanimaadhoo International Airport · Maldives · 520 km / 323 mi · Maldivian

### Cargo (6)

- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,435 km / 1,513 mi · Oman Air
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,774 km / 1,724 mi · IndiGo, SpiceJet
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,782 km / 1,729 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,796 km / 1,737 mi · Etihad Airways
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 3,108 km / 1,931 mi · Qatar Airways
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,540 km / 2,200 mi · Saudia Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from COK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- Q2 [Maldivian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maldivian) · 2
- SL [Thai Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-lion-air) · 1
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 1

### Cargo (7)

- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 1
- WY [Oman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/oman-air) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- SV [Saudia Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia-cargo) · 1
- SG [SpiceJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spicejet) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4.3M (2021) | #364 of 3,974 | #109 in Asia | #8 in IN |
| Longest runway | 3,400 m / 11,155 ft | =585 of 29,858 | =170 in Asia | #17 in IN |
| Elevation | 9 m / 30 ft | =40,463 of 43,403 | =2,780 in Asia | =283 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | =549 in Asia | #58 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.750 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [VOCC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocc.md) INS Garuda / Willingdon Island Naval Air Station · 27 km / 17 mi
- [CCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocl.md) Calicut International Airport · 120 km / 74 mi
- [CJB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocb.md) Coimbatore International Airport · 120 km / 75 mi
- [VOSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vosx.md) Coimbatore Air Force Station · 127 km / 79 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Cochin International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cochin_International_Airport&oldid=1376791058), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/voci/data