Karaikal Airport

Karaikal Airport is a proposed airport construction project to be located in India’s Puducherry region. The project is being overseen by Super Airport Infrastructure India Pvt Ltd (SAIIPL). The airport will feature a 1000m runway and a terminal with capacity for 250 passengers per hour. SAIIPL plans to expand the runway to 2600m following the completion of first phase works. No progress has been made on the development since Aug-2019. 

Aug-2019. Puducherry's Cabinet approved a proposal to appoint Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) to participate in the Karaikal Airport development project. CIAL is expected to undertake a feasibility survey of the airport development site and submit a report the government within the next three to four months.

Jan-2018. Karaikal Airport Private Limited (KAPL) is unlikely to complete construction of Karaikal Airport by Jun-2018 as planned due to issues with land acquisition.

Aug-2017. Karaikal Chamber of Commerce urged India's Puducherry Government to build a greenfield airport in the region. The proposed greenfield project would be India's first fully funded with private capital, with construction work of the project developed by Karaikal Airport Private Limited, a subsidiary of Super Airport Infrastructure Private Limited. The greenfield project is expected to be complete in Jun-2018. The planned 1800m runway has been reduced to 1250m due to issues with land acquisition.

Jul-2017. Karaikal Airport, India’s first private greenfield airport, is expected to be completed in Jun-2018. The airport’s developers have secured 350 acres of the required 526 acres for the project.

Nov-2016. India's Super Airport Infrastructure (India) Private Limited (SAIIPL) chairman J V Chowdhary advised Karaikal Airport will have a 1000m runway upon completion of phase one construction to accommodate small aircraft operations. He said,...