Chennai International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India and its metropolitan area. It is located in Tirusulam, around 20 km (12 mi) southwest of the city centre. The airport is the fifth-busiest airport in India, and third by international traffic. It was also the 49th-busiest airport in Asia in 2018, making it one of the four major airports in India under the top 50 list of 2018. In financial year 2023-24, the airport handled over 21 million passengers.
Giacomo D'Angelis and his biplane in 1910, the first flight ever in Asia
The old terminal (1945) at Meenambakkam
Tata Sons' Airline timetable, c. 1935
Parangimalai
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Parangimalai is a small hillock in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, India, near the neighbourhood of Guindy and very close to Chennai International Airport. By extension, it is also the name of the neighbourhood surrounding the hillock.
St Thomas Church on the Mount
St Thomas Academy (ca. Aug '22)
Entrance to the Shrine
Main entrance to the Church