Kannur International Airport

The airport handled 1.5 million passengers in 2025, marking the highest annual passenger traffic since it began operations. Its IATA code is CNN. Its ICAO code is VOKN. It has 1 runway, longest 10,007 ft (asphalt). Elevation 330 ft.

IATA CNNICAO VOKN1 runway, longest 10,007 ft (asphalt)IndiaLarge airport

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Airport facts

Location	Kannur, India
IATA code	CNN
ICAO code	VOKN
Type	Large airport
Runways	1 runway, longest 10,007 ft (asphalt)
Elevation	330 ft
Scheduled service	Yes
Coordinates	11.9163° N, 75.5450° E

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What Kannur International Airport is known for

The airport handled 1.5 million passengers in 2025, marking the highest annual passenger traffic since it began operations.

History

The airport opened for commercial operations on 9 December 2018. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the airport could maintain stable growth, and it achieved the milestone of two million passengers in the twenty-third month of operations in November 2020. The airport handled 1.5 million passengers in 2025, marking the highest annual passenger traffic since it began operations.

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