# Madurai Airport (IXM / VOMD)

**Madurai Airport** (IATA: IXM, ICAO: VOMD) is a medium airport in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It opened in 1957. It has one runway, 1,826 m (5,990 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IXM / VOMD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Opened: 1957
- Elevation: 140 m / 459 ft
- Coordinates: 9.8345, 78.0934
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,826 m / 5,990 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/madurai
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai_International_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3465662
- Weather station: VOMD · WMO 43360
- Ident: VOMD

## Timeline

- 1957: Madurai Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,826 m / 5,990 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 086° / 266° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (8)

- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 376 km / 234 mi · IndiGo
- [MAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomm.md) Chennai International Airport · India · 417 km / 259 mi · IndiGo, Air India Express, Air India, SpiceJet
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 823 km / 511 mi · IndiGo
- [NMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0276.md) Navi Mumbai International Airport · India · 1,152 km / 716 mi · IndiGo
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 1,172 km / 728 mi · Air India
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,084 km / 1,295 mi · IndiGo
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,948 km / 1,832 mi · SpiceJet
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,965 km / 1,842 mi · IndiGo

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 6
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 2
- SG [SpiceJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spicejet) · 2
- IX [Air India Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india-express) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,826 m / 5,990 ft | =4,741 of 29,858 | #1,208 in Asia | #138 in IN |
| Elevation | 140 m / 459 ft | =27,877 of 43,403 | =1,529 in Asia | #189 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1957 | =4,248 of 15,079 | =233 in Asia | #31 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [VO26](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vo26.md) Kovilpatti Airport · 81 km / 51 mi
- [VORM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vorm.md) Ramnad Naval Air Station · 112 km / 69 mi
- [TCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votk.md) Tuticorin Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [TRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votr.md) Tiruchirappalli International Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [TJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votj.md) Thanjavur Air Force Station · 149 km / 92 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: “Madurai International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madurai_International_Airport&oldid=1376785508), 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/vomd/data