Dataset · Infrastructure
Monthly aircraft movements, passengers and freight tonnes, international and domestic, at the four Kerala airports from AAI Traffic News
The first 5 of 872 rows
| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | airport | traffic_type | aircraft_movements | passengers | freight_tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04 | month | district | 589 | Ernakulam | Kochi | Domestic | 2743 | 342550 | 1135.0 |
| 2017-04 | month | district | 589 | Ernakulam | Kochi | International | 2554 | 463746 | 5940.0 |
| 2017-04 | month | district | 596 | Malappuram | Kozhikode | Domestic | 345 | 46012 | 89.0 |
| 2017-04 | month | district | 596 | Malappuram | Kozhikode | International | 1714 | 231067 | 1558.0 |
| 2017-04 | month | district | 599 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Domestic | 994 | 137572 | 117.0 |
Monthly traffic at the four airports of Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Kochi and Kannur) for 114 months, from April 2017 to September 2026, in 872 rows. Each row is one airport, one month and one traffic type (international or domestic) with three measures, aircraft movements (number), passengers (number) and freight (tonnes). Kannur opened in December 2018, so its rows start then. The series shows the near-halt in April 2020, when flights were suspended, and the recovery after. Use it to compare airports, to separate international from domestic demand, or to follow the Gulf-route traffic that dominates Kozhikode and Kannur.
| Column | Label | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
period | Month | Month of the traffic figures, as YYYY-MM (for example 2026-09) | |
period_type | Period type | Always month, since AAI publishes one Traffic News per month | |
geo_level | Geography level | Always district, the district the airport stands in | |
geo_code | LGD code | Local Government Directory (LGD) code of the district the airport stands in |
Please cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). Airport-wise aircraft movements, passengers and freight at Kerala airports, April 2017 to September 2026 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Original data: Airports Authority of India. /data/airport-traffic-kerala
geo_name | Area | District in LGD spelling where the airport stands (Kochi airport is in Ernakulam, Kozhikode airport in Malappuram) |
airport | Airport | Airport, in one spelling for the whole series (AAI printed Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut or Kozhikode, Cochin or Kochi) |
traffic_type | Traffic type | International or Domestic flights, from sections A and B of the AAI annexures |
aircraft_movements | Aircraft movements | Number of aircraft landings and take-offs at the airport in the month |
passengers | Passengers | Number of passengers arriving and departing at the airport in the month |
freight_tonnes | Freight (tonnes) | Cargo and mail handled at the airport in the month, in tonnes |
