Raja's wife, and the colonel's own children were the heirs to the throne. It may be mentioned that the King was the brother of Lt. A detailed report was made and presented to the King by Consort Prince in this regard. Raja Goda Varman, a trained pilot, felt the need of an airport to accommodate Travancore in the aviation map of India and requested the Travancore Durbar to initiate the process for establishing an aerodrome. Raja Goda Varman, husband of Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi, the Rani of Attingal and of Travancore Kingdom. The airport was established in 1932 as part of the Royal Flying Club under the initiative of Lt. The airport hosts Air India's Narrow body Maintenance, repair and overhaul unit – MRO consisting of twin hangars for servicing Boeing 737 type aircraft, servicing mostly Air India Express aircraft. Thiruvananthapuram Airport also caters to the Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology which carries out pilot training activities. IAF have an exclusive apron to handle all their operations. In addition to civil operations, the airport headquarters the Southern Air Command (India) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Coast Guard for their operations. In fiscal year 2018–19, the airport handled more than 4.4 million passengers with a total of 33,093 aircraft movements. The airport is the eighth busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic and the twenty second–busiest overall. It shares a visible proximity to Shankumugham Beach making it the nearest airport to a sea in India, just about 0.6 miles (approx. Spread over an area of 700 acres (280 ha), the airport is approximately 3.7 km (2.3 mi) due west from the city centre and the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, 16 km (9.9 mi) from Kovalam beach, 13 km (8.1 mi) from Technopark and 21 km (13 mi) from the under construction Vizhinjam International Seaport. It is the operating base of Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo and SpiceJet. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and fifth international airport of India, officially declared in 1991. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport ( IATA: TRV, ICAO: VOTV), is an international airport which serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India.
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