Airports / India / MAA
Chennai International Airport
VOMM / MAAChennai, IndiaELEV 52 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tirupati International Airport (TIR).
Overview
Chennai International Airport, listed as VOMM / MAA, is a large commercial airport in Chennai, India. The field lies at an elevation of 52 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Blue Dart Aviation Ltd bases aircraft at MAA. Useful alternates include Tirupati International Airport (TIR, 53 nm), Pondicherry Airport (PNY, 65 nm), and Kadapa Airport (CDP, 123 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MAA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Madras. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MAA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VOMM
IATA
MAA
FAA / Local
VOMM
Elevation
52 ft
Coordinates
12.9900° N · 80.1693° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 52 ft, MAA sits lower than 88% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 53nmTIRTirupati International AirportTirupati
- 65nmPNYPondicherry AirportPuducherry (Pondicherry)
- 123nmCDPKadapa AirportKadapa
- 143nmSXVSalem AirportSalem
- 145nmBLRKempegowda International Airport BengaluruBengaluru
- 146nmVOBGHAL AirportBangalore
Location
Open the full mapVOMM · Chennai International Airport · Chennai, India