Coimbatore Airport is an accomplished airport of the city of Coimbatore and is located in the Peelamedu region of the city. In the earlier years it was known as the Peelamedu or Coimbatore Civil Aerodrome and is at a distance of 13 Miles (21 kilometers) from the city center. The airport had its commencement in the 1940’s in the form of a civil aerodrome with just a few airplanes of the Indian Airlines. From that period for a considerable phase the air services were restricted to the cities of Chennai and Mumbai. However, in the later years services to Cochin and Bangalore were also added. The airport in the 80s had a thorough transformation when it was closed down for runway expansion so as to enable modern days jets like Boeing 737 and Airbus to operate. The year 1987 is a landmark in the history of this airport since on that year the project of runway exansion was completed and a new terminal started operation.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Coimbatore Airport
Coimbatore Airport is an accomplished airport of the city of Coimbatore and is located in the Peelamedu region of the city. In the earlier years it was known as the Peelamedu or Coimbatore Civil Aerodrome and is at a distance of 13 Miles (21 kilometers) from the city center. The airport had its commencement in the 1940’s in the form of a civil aerodrome with just a few airplanes of the Indian Airlines. From that period for a considerable phase the air services were restricted to the cities of Chennai and Mumbai. However, in the later years services to Cochin and Bangalore were also added. The airport in the 80s had a thorough transformation when it was closed down for runway expansion so as to enable modern days jets like Boeing 737 and Airbus to operate. The year 1987 is a landmark in the history of this airport since on that year the project of runway exansion was completed and a new terminal started operation.
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