Madurai Airport

Madurai Airport (IATA: IXM, ICAO: VOMD) is an international airport in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the fourth busiest airport by passenger traffic in the state after Chennai, Coimbatore, and Tiruchirappalli airports. The airport is located about 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the city centre. As of January 2026, four airlines operate commercial services from the airport to eight destinations including three international destinations.

The airport was established as an airfield for the Royal Air Force in 1942 during the Second World War, and was later used for cargo operations. After the Indian independence, the airport opened in 1952 with commercial passenger flights resuming soon after. The runway was extended in the 1980s to handle larger narrow body aircraft. It saw limited domestic operations till the 2000s.

The airport went through a modernisation programme in the late 2000s, with a new passenger terminal was opened in 2010. It was notified as a customs airport, with permission for limited international flights in 2011, and international services started in 2012. The old passenger terminal was converted to a cargo terminal and cargo operations at the airport began in December 2017. On 10 March 2026, the union cabinet approved the proposal to designate the airport as an international airport. The airport has a single runway, equipped with an Cat I Instrument Landing System, and seven parking bays.