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Madurai International Airport is a primary airport serving Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of four international airports in Tamil Nadu. Located about from the Madurai railway station, the airport offers international flights since 2012. The airport was established in 1957.. It is the second most busiest Domestic Airport in the state of Tamil Nadu,only after Chennai International Airport. ==History== Madurai airfield was first used by the Royal Air Force in World War II in 1942. The first passenger flight was a Fokker Friendship aircraft on the Madras – Madurai – Trivandrum – Madurai – Madras route in 1956. It was identified as one of 35 non-metro airports for modernization, and thus the new integrated terminal building was inaugurated on 12 September 2010. The airport was notified as customs airport. The notification, issued on 31 December 2011, has come into effect from 1 January 2012. In a historic event, two chartered flights from Malaysia landed at the airport on 25 August 2012, making them the first international aircraft that landed in the temple city. The first commercial international flight started on 20 September 2012 by Spice Jet commencing its maiden service to Colombo. Spicejet started its second international flight from Madurai to Dubai on 22 November 2013. In order to boost exports from Madurai and its surrounding districts, the Department of Revenue under the Union Ministry of Finance has issued a notification dated 28 May 2013 permitting the airport to handle cargo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madurai Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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