# Calicut International Airport (CCJ / VOCL)

**Calicut International Airport** (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL) is a large airport in Calicut, Kerala, India. It opened on 13 Apr 1988. It has one runway, 2,860 m (9,383 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CCJ / VOCL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Calicut, Kerala, India
- Opened: 13 Apr 1988 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 104 m / 342 ft
- Coordinates: 11.1360, 75.9552
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,860 m / 9,383 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/airports/calicut
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calicut_International_Airport (34 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573547
- Weather station: VOCL
- Ident: VOCL

## Timeline

- 13 Apr 1988: Calicut International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,860 m / 9,383 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 101° / 281° | yes |

## Routes

5 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [RKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omrk.md) Ras Al Khaimah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,649 km / 1,646 mi · Air Arabia
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,667 km / 1,657 mi · Air Arabia
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,691 km / 1,672 mi · Etihad Airways
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,442 km / 2,139 mi · Saudia
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 4,084 km / 2,538 mi · Saudia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,860 m / 9,383 ft | =1,542 of 29,858 | =439 in Asia | #37 in IN |
| Elevation | 104 m / 342 ft | =30,330 of 43,403 | #1,687 in Asia | #210 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =441 in Asia | =49 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [CNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vokn.md) Kannur International Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [CJB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocb.md) Coimbatore International Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [COK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voci.md) Cochin International Airport · 120 km / 74 mi
- [MYQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomy.md) Mysore Airport · 143 km / 89 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: “Calicut International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calicut_International_Airport&oldid=1376779384), 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/vocl/data