Industry: Airport Operations

Founded: 2010

Headquarter: Kerala

• Kannur International Airport started its commercial operations on 9 December 2018, becoming the 4th international airport in Kerala, the only state in the country to have 4 international airports.
• Kannur had a net worth of Rs. 1199 cr and generated Rs.118 cr in total revenue during the FY 2020. 
• KIAL is created to facilitate NRI travellers from Gulf, who had to use KIAL only. It will be cargo centre for whole Kerala/Karnataka and Gulf countries.
• India is expected to overtake China and the United States as the world's third-largest air passenger market in the next ten years, by 2030, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).