Sabarimala Greenfield Airport
Sabarimala Greenfield Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kottayam, Thiruvalla, Sabarimala, Pathanamthitta | ||||||||||
| Location | Manimala & Erumely, Kottayam District | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°27′51″N 76°48′20″E / 9.464083°N 76.805579°E | ||||||||||
| Website | sabariairport | ||||||||||
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Sabarimala Greenfield International Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: none), is a proposed greenfield international airport that will primarily cater to Sabarimala & Central Travancore Region. The proposed airport will also serve various tourism destinations such as Kumarakom, Thekkady, and cities such as Thiruvalla , Pathanamthitta & Kottayam. The airport will be built in between the towns of Erumeli South and Manimala. Thiruvalla Railway Station is the nearest railway Station to Airport -29 km. The proposed site is 50 km away from Pamba, which is the base camp of Sabarimala temple. The site is located at about 44 km from the city of Kottayam. The site is spread over 2,570 acres (10.4 km2) of area. It is 136 km from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram, and 113 km from Kochi. Upon commissioning, this will be the fifth international airport in Kerala, giving the state the distinction of having the most international airports in India.