COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Tour|WORLD'S FIRST AIRPORT FULLY POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY

Cochin International Airport (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCI) (locally referred to as Nedumbassery Airport, Kochi Airport or Ernakulam Airport) is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about 25 km (16 mi) northeast of the city center. The airport is the first of its kind to be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model in India. This project was funded by nearly 10,000 non-resident Indians from 32 countries.It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala and the fourth busiest (in terms of International passengers) airport in India.As of 2024, the airport caters to more than 63% of the total air passenger traffic in Kerala.It is the third-busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic,and the eighth-busiest overall. The Cochin International Airport became the world's first fully solar-powered airport. It is situated in the city of Kochi, Kerala. The airport's solar power plant, which is comprised of more than 46,000 solar panels arrayed across 45 acres of land, will produce 48,000 units of energy per day.