Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Kochi and its neighbouring districts. It is in Nedumbassery, about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Ernakulam, in the state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala. For the financial year 2012-13, it was the fourth busiest airport in India in international passenger traffic ferrying 2,919,707 passengers and seventh busiest in overall passenger traffic carrying 4,880,773 passengers. The airport is the primary base for Air India Express operations and is a focus city for Air India, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, JetLite and SpiceJet.Cochin International Airport is the first in India developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. It pioneered the concept of private investment in the airport sector after being incorporated as a public limited company, receiving investments from nearly 10,000 non-resident Indians (NRIs) from 30 countries.The airport handled 4.8 million passengers and had air traffic movements (ATM) of about 900 per week for the year 2012–13. It handles approximately 15,000 passengers every day. Nine domestic airlines and 17 international airlines connect Cochin with nearly 30 destinations nationally and internationally.