Kannur International Airport (KIAL) to be Operational From middle of 2016 Kannur International Airport(KIAL) will begin commercial operations by the middle of 2016. Trial run of flight at Kannur airport on Dec 31. Kannur International Airport is an upcoming international airport located at Mattanur in Kannur District, Kerala, India. The airport is the fourth international airport in Kerala. The airport is coming up on 2,000 acres at Moorkhanparamba, about 25 km from Kannur. The Kannur International Airport(KIAL) is the second greenfield airport setup in the public private partnership (PPP) model in civil aviation infrastructure sector in kerala . The State’s prestigious greenfield Airport project named ‘KIAL’ will be coming up close to Mattannur in Kannur district of Kerala State. It is only 20 kms away from Kannur city, and 2 kms from Mattannur on Kannur – Mattannur – Mysore road. The Airport is strategically located with easy access from NH-17 and SH-30 & 36 . The main Railway line from Kanyakumary to Bombay is nearest to Airport and it is situated in between Thalasserry and Kannur railway station. Other Airports in Kerala, at Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Cochin.
