AirportsKannur International Airport is a large airport serving Kannur, in Kerala, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CNN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CNN
- ICAO code
- VOKN
- City
- Kannur
- State or region
- Kerala
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 11.9163° N, 75.5450° E
- Elevation
- 101 m (330 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CNN means Kannur International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOKN. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.9163° N, 75.5450° E. It stands 101 metres (330 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kozhikode, about 79 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kannur International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,007 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,050 m 10,007 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calicut International AirportCalicut | CCJ | 98 km |
| Mysore AirportMysore | MYQ | 125 km |
| Mangaluru International AirportMangaluru | IXE | 136 km |
| Coimbatore International AirportCoimbatore | CJB | 191 km |
| Cochin International AirportKochi | COK | 217 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,857 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 847 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,586 km | 3 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,007 km | 10 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,374 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,706 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,350 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,919 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,458 km | 11 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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