Peelamedu Airport - Coimbatore All India States Tempo Traveller

Overview

The Coimbatore International Airport located at Peelamedu, 13 km from the Coimbatore City, boasts of being the 19th busiest airport in India. Constructed in the year 1940, the airport was earlier known as Peelamedu Civil Aerodrome. The passenger traffic in Coimbatore airport has increased substantially by 24.4 % in the year 2017 due to newer routes, more flights, and economical rates. The airport handles a passenger traffic of more than 1.5 million annually. In Tamil Nadu, it’s the second largest in terms of passenger traffic after the Chennai International Airport. In 2013, the airport became the first airport in India to harness solar power energy to run its utility grid system.

Explore Chandigarh

Coimbatore offers a lot of sightseeing places that you can explore. Often termed as 'Manchester of South India', the city is ideally situated on the banks of River Noyyal. The city is home to numerous natural attractions, other than being the sparkling hub of industry. Some of the places include Brookefields Mall, ISKCON Coimbatore, Kovai Kutralam Falls, Fun City Mall, Vellingiri Hill Temple, Black Thunder Theme Park, Maharaja World, St Antony’s Church, Lourdes Forane Church, Kasthuri Sreenivasan Trust Art Gallery and Textile Museum, Herald AG Church, 10 Downing street, Karaimadai Ranganathar Temple, and The Coimbatore Golf Club.