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Cochin International Airport

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Kochi, Kerala (India)
IATA: COK ICAO: VOCI
Longest Active Runway
11,155 ft
3,400 meters
Field Elevation
30 ft
9 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
10.1510°, 76.4008°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →
RunwayFacts Published Dataset
tied #321 of 650
In curated primary commercial index
Global Commercial Universe
#546 of 7558
Top 7.3% percentile worldwide
For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.
National Standing (India)
#16 of 26 in IN
#16 of 153 in full national registry
vs Large Airport Median
+11.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 COK in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #546 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · #16 in India.
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Editorial Aerodrome Deep Dive: Cochin International Airport (COK)

Curated Aerodrome Profile

Cochin International Airport (COK) has one runway, 09/27, at 11,155 ft (3,400 m), 7 ft longer than Thiruvananthapuram's 11,148 ft. The field sits at 30 ft (9 m) above sea level.

Runway Layout & Magnetic Alignments
Single paved Runway 09/27 (11,155 ft / 3,400 m), 148 ft wide, asphalt.
Expansion Milestones & Predecessor Facilities
CIAL dates the airport's inauguration to 25 May 1999 and describes it as India's first international airport built on a public-private partnership (PPP) model; Kochi was previously served by a naval airstrip on Willingdon Island. CIAL says it became the world's first airport fully powered by solar energy in 2015.
Regional Differentiation & Cluster Role
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) is the nearest published airport, 105 NM to the south.

COK vs national peers (RunwayFacts data)

  • COK's 11,155 ft runway is 336 ft below the median longest runway of the 26 published airports in India (11,491 ft).
  • 8 of those 26 airports have two or more active runways; COK has 1.
  • Nearest published airport in India: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), 105 NM away, longest runway 11,148 ft, elevation 15 ft.
  • Within the 650 published airports, COK ranks tied #321 by runway length and #557 by elevation.

Sourced history & facilities

  • CIAL dates the airport's official inauguration to 25 May 1999 and its first flight to 10 June 1999, and calls it the first international airport in India built on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. [CIAL — corporate case study (PDF)]
  • Before CIAL, Kochi was served by a small naval airstrip on Willingdon Island. [CIAL — corporate case study (PDF)]
  • CIAL says it became the world's first airport fully powered by solar energy in 2015, with 13.1 MWp installed, and now reports 50 MWp of solar capacity. [CIAL — Green energy]
📚 Official Aerodrome Sourcing: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) · Airports Authority of India (AAI) Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)
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🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft
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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

COK lies at 9 m (30 ft), #557 of 650 published airports by elevation and 13.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 568 ft below the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 5,399 ft higher than COK.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of COK. Nearest published airport: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), 105 NM, 11,148 ft (7 ft shorter than COK); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

COK runway: 09/27 11,155 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #16 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 3,379 ft (14,534 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
09/27 11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →