Chennai airport to get fifth terminal between two runways

The New Indian Express
C Shivakumar
25 August 2026

According to the official, the project remains at an early stage: no technical or traffic studies have been commissioned, and only a concept has been presented so far.

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is planning a fifth terminal, with capacity for 20 million passengers per annum (MMPA), at the Chennai International Airport. This is expected to take the airport’s combined handling capacity to 55 MMPA, after Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay scrapped the long-mooted Parandur airport project.

The new terminal is to be built in the “V” space between Chennai’s two runways, according to an airport spokesperson.

According to the official, the project remains at an early stage: no technical or traffic studies have been commissioned, and only a concept has been presented so far...

Chennai airport to get fifth terminal between two runways - The New Indian Express - 25 August 2026