Route Network

Chennai Airport connects 58 destinations worldwide, with Mumbai standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to London, and the shortest flight is to Tiruchirappally.

Mumbai (BOM) Air India · IndiGo · Starlight Airline 3 airlines

2 hr 35 mins

642 mi · 1,033 km

per day

New Delhi (DEL) Air India · IndiGo 2 airlines

3 hr 20 mins

1,094 mi · 1,761 km

per day

Bangalore (BLR) Air India Express · IndiGo 2 airlines

1 hr 35 mins

166 mi · 268 km

per day

Hyderabad (HYD) Air India Express · Alliance Air · IndiGo 3 airlines

1 hr 45 mins

315 mi · 507 km

per day

Kolkata (CCU) Air India Express · IndiGo 2 airlines

2 hr 40 mins

861 mi · 1,386 km

per day

Colombo (CMB) IndiGo · SriLankan Airlines 2 airlines

1 hr 55 mins

402 mi · 647 km

per day

Coimbatore (CJB) IndiGo 1 airline

1 hr 45 mins

251 mi · 404 km

per day

Tiruchirappally (TRZ) IndiGo 1 airline

1 hr 30 mins

183 mi · 294 km

per day

Pune (PNQ) Air India Express · IndiGo 2 airlines

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per day

Singapore (SIN) IndiGo · Scoot · Singapore Airlines 3 airlines

4 hr 30 mins

1,818 mi · 2,925 km

per day

Abu Dhabi (AUH) Air Arabia Abu Dhabi · Etihad Airways · IndiGo 3 airlines

5 hr 0 mins

1,843 mi · 2,966 km

per day

Kochi (COK) IndiGo 1 airline

1 hr 55 mins

322 mi · 518 km

per day

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) AirAsia · IndiGo · Malaysia Airlines 3 airlines

4 hr 10 mins

1,633 mi · 2,629 km

per day

Dubai (DXB) Emirates · IndiGo 2 airlines

4 hr 55 mins

1,823 mi · 2,933 km

per day

Madurai (IXM) Air India Express · IndiGo 2 airlines

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per day

Guwahati (GAU) Air India Express · IndiGo 2 airlines

3 hr 20 mins

1,171 mi · 1,884 km

per day

Ahmedabad (AMD) IndiGo · Starlight Airline 2 airlines

3 hr 0 mins

854 mi · 1,375 km

per day

Port Blair (IXZ) IndiGo · Starlight Airline 2 airlines

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per day

Trivandrum (TRV) IndiGo 1 airline

2 hr 0 mins

382 mi · 614 km

per day

Doha (DOH) IndiGo · Qatar Airways 2 airlines

5 hr 20 mins

2,042 mi · 3,286 km

per day

Bangkok (BKK) IndiGo · Thai Airways International 2 airlines

3 hr 40 mins

1,384 mi · 2,227 km

per day

Dhaka (DAC) Biman Bangladesh Airlines · IndiGo · US-Bangla Airlines 3 airlines

3 hr 0 mins

1,005 mi · 1,617 km

per day

Visakhapatnam (VTZ) IndiGo 1 airline

1 hr 45 mins

385 mi · 620 km

per day

Muscat (MCT) Oman Air 1 airline

4 hr 30 mins

1,609 mi · 2,589 km

per day

Kuwait City (KWI) Jazeera Airways · Kuwait Airways 2 airlines

5 hr 55 mins

2,347 mi · 3,777 km

per day

Manama (BAH) Gulf Air 1 airline

5 hr 30 mins

2,122 mi · 3,415 km

per day

Bangkok (DMK) Thai AirAsia 1 airline

3 hr 35 mins

1,374 mi · 2,212 km

per day

Bhubaneswar (BBI) IndiGo 1 airline

2 hr 15 mins

625 mi · 1,006 km

per day

Calicut (CCJ) IndiGo 1 airline

1 hr 55 mins

312 mi · 502 km

per day

Hong Kong (HKG) Cathay Pacific 1 airline

5 hr 25 mins

2,307 mi · 3,713 km

per day

Jaffna (JAF) IndiGo 1 airline

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Jaipur (JAI) IndiGo 1 airline

3 hr 10 mins

997 mi · 1,604 km

per day

London (LHR) British Airways 1 airline

10 hr 50 mins

5,117 mi · 8,235 km

per day

Salem (SXV) IndiGo 1 airline

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Sharjah (SHJ) Air Arabia 1 airline

4 hr 55 mins

1,816 mi · 2,922 km

per day

Shirdi (SAG) IndiGo 1 airline

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per day

Frankfurt (FRA) Lufthansa 1 airline

10 hr 10 mins

4,720 mi · 7,596 km

per day

Indore (IDR) IndiGo 1 airline

2 hr 40 mins

731 mi · 1,176 km

per day

Mangalore (IXE) IndiGo 1 airline

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Mopa (GOX) IndiGo 1 airline

2 hr 15 mins

462 mi · 744 km

per day

Varanasi (VNS) IndiGo 1 airline

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per week

Vasco da Gama (GOI) IndiGo 1 airline

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per week

Chandigarh (IXC) IndiGo 1 airline

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per week

Kannur (CNN) IndiGo 1 airline

1 hr 55 mins

321 mi · 516 km

per week

Lucknow (LKO) IndiGo 1 airline

3 hr 0 mins

953 mi · 1,533 km

per week

Mysore (MYQ) IndiGo 1 airline

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Patna (PAT) IndiGo 1 airline

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Rajahmundry (RJA) IndiGo 1 airline

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per week

Ranchi (IXR) IndiGo 1 airline

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per week

Siliguri (IXB) IndiGo 1 airline

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per week

Addis Ababa (ADD) Ethiopian Airlines 1 airline

6 hr 50 mins

2,817 mi · 4,533 km

per week

Ghaziabad (HDO) IndiGo 1 airline

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per week

Penang (PEN) IndiGo 1 airline

3 hr 50 mins

1,470 mi · 2,365 km

per week

Raipur (RPR) IndiGo 1 airline

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per week

St Denis (RUN) IndiGo 1 airline

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Bandar Seri Begawan (BWN) Royal Brunei Airlines 1 airline

5 hr 35 mins

2,434 mi · 3,916 km

per week

Port Louis (MRU) Air Mauritius 1 airline

6 hr 35 mins

2,769 mi · 4,456 km

per week

Yangon (RGN) Myanmar Airways International 1 airline

3 hr 5 mins

1,099 mi · 1,769 km

per week

Route and destination data updated October 2, 2026.

Chennai Airport is served by 30 airlines, with IndiGo in the lead at 56% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 67% of routes. 26 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 26 airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. British Airways is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to London with a flight time of 10 hrs 50 mins.

IndiGo (48 routes)

Air India Express (7 routes)

Starlight Airline (3 routes)

Air India (2 routes)

Alliance Air (1 routes)

SriLankan Airlines (1 routes)

Scoot (1 routes)

Singapore Airlines (1 routes)

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (1 routes)

Etihad Airways (1 routes)

AirAsia (1 routes)

Malaysia Airlines (1 routes)

Emirates (1 routes)

Qatar Airways (1 routes)

Thai Airways International (1 routes)

Biman Bangladesh Airlines (1 routes)

US-Bangla Airlines (1 routes)

Oman Air (1 routes)

Jazeera Airways (1 routes)

Kuwait Airways (1 routes)

Gulf Air (1 routes)

Thai AirAsia (1 routes)

Cathay Pacific (1 routes)

British Airways (1 routes)

Air Arabia (1 routes)

Lufthansa (1 routes)

Ethiopian Airlines (1 routes)

Royal Brunei Airlines (1 routes)

Air Mauritius (1 routes)

Myanmar Airways International (1 routes)

Chennai Airport provides direct service to 19 countries across three continents. The route network is 60% domestic and 40% international. United Arab Emirates is the primary international destination.

India - 131/day

United Arab Emirates - 12/day

Sri Lanka - 9/day

Singapore - 6/day

Malaysia - 6/day

Thailand - 3/day

Qatar - 2/day

Bangladesh - 2/day

Oman - 2/day

Kuwait - 1/day

Bahrain - 1/day

Hong Kong - 1/day

United Kingdom - 1/day

Germany - 1/day

Ethiopia - 1/day

Réunion - 0/day

Brunei Darussalam - 0/day

Mauritius - 0/day

Myanmar - 0/day

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Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#165 (186 flights/day)

Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World

Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#331 (61 destinations)

Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Length	Width	Surface
12,011 ft 3,661 m 12,011 ft · 3,661 m	148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m	Asphalt
12,011 ft 3,661 m 12,011 ft · 3,661 m	148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m	Asphalt
9,491 ft 2,893 m 9,491 ft · 2,893 m	148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m	Asphalt
9,491 ft 2,893 m 9,491 ft · 2,893 m	148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m	Asphalt

Runway Length

Runways at Chennai Airport are long enough for all aircraft with known takeoff and landing distances.

Operational Context

Chennai (IATA: MAA) operates around 186 flights per day to 61 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 35 domestic and 23 international routes, with IndiGo as the leading carrier and Mumbai currently the busiest connection. From MAA, passengers can reach 19 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,661 m (12,011 ft).

Chennai Airport (MAA) (India)

Route Network

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