--- iata: TRV name: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport city: Thiruvananthapuram country: India lastUpdated: '2026-09-08' officialWebsite: 'https://thiruvananthapuram.adaniairports.com/en' sources: - 'https://thiruvananthapuram.adaniairports.com/en' - 'https://thiruvananthapuram.adaniairports.com/en/to-and-from-airport' - 'https://www.adani.com/en/thiruvananthapuram-airport/shop-and-dine/lounge' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_International_Airport' - 'https://aim-india.aai.aero/eaip-v2-01-2025/eAIP/IN-AD%202.1VOTV-en-GB.html' - >- https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Feb/23/digiyatra-officially-launched-at-thiruvananthapuram-airport - >- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram-airport-handled-fewer-passengers-in-2025/articleshow/126293133.cms - >- https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thiruvananthapuram-airport-witnesses-changing-preferences-of-flyers-in-short-intervals/article70632707.ece - >- https://ianslive.in/trv-international-airport-soars-to-new-heights--20260207170720 - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/thiruvananthapuram-international/trv4-the-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/thiruvananthapuram-international/trv2-the-lounge quickFacts: - >- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (IATA TRV / ICAO VOTV; also styled Trivandrum International Airport) is Kerala’s capital-city civil gateway on the Chackai campus about 4–6 km west of the historic centre / Padmanabhaswamy Temple belt and roughly 16 km from Kovalam. Owner is the Airports Authority of India; operator is TRV (Kerala) International Airport Limited under Adani Airport Holdings (50-year OMD concession). Official passenger site: https://thiruvananthapuram.adaniairports.com/en. Screenshot TRV (VOTV) ≠ COK (Kochi / Nedumbassery) ≠ CCJ (Kozhikode) ≠ CNN (Kannur) — the wrong Kerala IATA is a multi-hour road day, not an airside hop. - >- Two passenger terminals sit on opposite sides of the single runway: Terminal 1 (domestic / DTB) on the Chackai side and Terminal 2 (international / NITB) on the city side. There is no sterile airside walk between them — Adani’s own passenger FAQ says to use the airport prepaid taxi for T1↔T2 transfers. Trust the boarding-pass terminal letter and live FIDS; do not assume a landside corridor from a same-campus photo. - >- Traffic (AAI annexes as compiled on Wikipedia for April 2025–March 2026 / FY 2025–26): 4,694,206 passengers (−4%), 30,018 aircraft movements (−5.6%), 20,774.4 tonnes of cargo (+9.8%). Calendar-year 2025 passenger volume fell to about 40 lakh vs ~48.9 lakh in 2024 (Times of India), with airport officials citing runway re-carpeting closures plus late-year domestic cancellations. January 2026 set a monthly record of 450,090 passengers / 2,751 movements (IANS / Adani TIAL wrap). Prefer AAI annex PDFs when auditing. - >- Airfield (India AIP / eAIP VOTV and Wikipedia technical summaries): single runway 14/32 — physical length about 3,374 m × 45 m asphalt (Wikipedia summary table often rounds to 3,400 m); aerodrome elevation about 4 m / 13 ft. Civil passenger product under Adani; the campus also hosts Southern Air Command (IAF) and Coast Guard apron activity on the military side — passenger terminals remain civilian. DigiYatra ran as a pilot from June 2024 (~25,000 users cited) and was formally launched on 23 Feb 2026 (New Indian Express); domestic biometric facilitation only — it does not replace immigration on international departures. - >- Lounges (live Priority Pass Thiruvananthapuram International directory, checked Sep 2026): two soft rooms operated as The Lounge — Terminal 1 domestic airside inside the Security Hold Area near the staircase (published 00:00–23:59; max stay 3 hours; children under 5 free) and Terminal 2 international airside inside SHA near Gates 6 and 7 (published 00:00–23:59; max stay 3 hours; children under 3 free). Adani’s lounge page also lists an Adani Lounge by TFS business-class room near T2 Gates 1–2 — not a Priority Pass soft pin. Live PP soft directory = The Lounge T1 + The Lounge T2 only. - >- Ground: prepaid taxis at both terminals, signed app-cab bays, metered autos, and KSRTC Air-Rail EV buses toward Trivandrum Central / city nodes are the published product (Adani to-and-from page). Nearest rail heads are Thiruvananthapuram Central and Thiruvananthapuram North (Kochuveli) — both need a road transfer. No metro into the terminals; the Thiruvananthapuram Metro DPR still treats the airport as a future corridor node, not a live station. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: >- Split T1/T2 campus — DigiYatra helps domestic, Gulf banks still need real buffers detail: >- DigiYatra can shrink domestic entry / CISF / boarding for enrolled Indian nationals when e-gates are staffed (pilot from June 2024; formal launch 23 Feb 2026), but TRV remains a single-runway Gulf–Maldives–domestic gateway with Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 on opposite sides of the strip. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default; international Gulf / Colombo / KL / Singapore-class banks want a full ~3 hours for check-in, CISF, and outbound immigration. Confirm which terminal your ticket actually uses before the car leaves — a same-day T1↔T2 mistake is a prepaid-taxi recovery, not an airside walk. Both live Priority Pass soft rooms publish 24-hour hours with a 3-hour max stay. summary: >- DigiYatra and a short city hop help; opposite-side terminals and one strip still need real buffers. category: timing - label: Terminal title: T1 domestic vs T2 international — opposite sides of the runway detail: >- Terminal 1 (domestic) and Terminal 2 (international) are not a sterile campus hop. Wikipedia and Adani passenger copy put them on opposite sides of runway 14/32; Adani’s FAQ explicitly routes T1↔T2 connections through prepaid taxi. Screenshot TRV ≠ COK ≠ CCJ ≠ CNN before the car leaves Kowdiar / Statue / Technopark / Kovalam. Live Priority Pass pins sit after SHA in each terminal (T1 near the staircase; T2 near Gates 6–7) — do not invent a cross-runway lounge shortcut. summary: >- Two shells across one strip; boarding-pass terminal letter beats any blog map. category: terminal - label: Food title: >- The Lounge soft rooms if entitled — otherwise landside sealed water before CISF detail: >- Live Priority Pass product is The Lounge in Terminal 1 (domestic SHA, near staircase; 00:00–23:59; max 3h; children under 5 free) and The Lounge in Terminal 2 (international SHA near Gates 6–7; 00:00–23:59; max 3h; children under 3 free). Adani’s lounge page also markets an Adani Lounge by TFS business-class room near T2 Gates 1–2 — not a PP soft pin. Without entitlement, buy sealed water and snacks landside before CISF; airside markup is the usual Indian-airport tax. Udan Yatri Café (pre-check-in snacks from ₹10) launched with DigiYatra in Feb 2026 — useful landside, not a lounge substitute. summary: Two PP soft rooms; landside bottles still beat airside pricing. category: food - label: Access title: Prepaid taxi / app cab Plan A — no terminal metro detail: >- Use official prepaid taxi counters in arrivals or signed app-cab pickup for the short Chackai–centre run (often ~20–35 minutes in normal traffic). KSRTC Air-Rail EV buses toward Trivandrum Central / city nodes are the daylight budget tool when signed. Thiruvananthapuram Central and North (Kochuveli) rail heads need separate road transfers. Late nights default to prepaid / app cabs. Do not invent a metro, airport rail link, or sterile landside train platform from Metro DPR wishlists. summary: 'Short road access only; rail stops in the city, not under the pier.' category: status lounges: - name: The Lounge (Terminal 1 Domestic) zone: >- Airside domestic departures — inside the Security Hold Area near the staircase (Priority Pass trv4-the-lounge). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this lounge pin - >- Paid walk-up when the operator offers it (confirm desk / Adani lounge page) bestFor: - Domestic departures with Priority Pass inside the 3-hour max-stay window - >- Travellers who want a classic soft-lounge buffet rather than a restaurant pin summary: >- Live Priority Pass soft lounge for Terminal 1 domestic. Published hours 00:00–23:59 daily; location is domestic airside inside SHA near the staircase. PP conditions list a maximum 3-hour stay and children under 5 free; digital card accepted / air-conditioning / flight information / newspapers / disabled access listed. Adani’s lounge page brands the same domestic product as The Lounge T1 (opposite passenger lift / post-SHA) and notes premium alcohol as chargeable. Confirm the live app pin; do not invent Plaza Premium / travel-club soft rooms from aggregator mirrors. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 1 (Domestic) amenities: - >- Air conditioning / digital card accepted / flight information / newspapers listed on PP - Maximum 3-hour stay on PP conditions - Children under 5 admitted free on PP conditions - 'Published 00:00–23:59; soft-lounge buffet product (confirm desk)' - name: The Lounge (Terminal 2 International) zone: >- Airside international departures — inside the Security Hold Area near Gates 6 and 7 (Priority Pass trv2-the-lounge). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this lounge pin - >- Paid walk-up when the operator offers it (confirm desk / Adani lounge page) bestFor: - >- International Gulf / Colombo / Southeast Asia departures with Priority Pass inside the 3-hour max-stay window - Travellers clearing T2 who want a soft-lounge sit after immigration summary: >- Live Priority Pass soft lounge for Terminal 2 international. Published hours 00:00–23:59 daily; PP location text places it inside SHA near Gates 6 and 7 (Adani cardholder copy sometimes says near Gate 4 — follow live airside signs). PP conditions list a maximum 3-hour stay and children under 3 free; digital card accepted / air-conditioning / flight information / newspapers / disabled access listed. Separate from the Adani Lounge by TFS business-class room near Gates 1–2, which is not a PP soft pin. Confirm the live app pin; do not invent extra international soft rooms from aggregator mirrors. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 (International) amenities: - >- Air conditioning / digital card accepted / flight information / newspapers listed on PP - Maximum 3-hour stay on PP conditions - Children under 3 admitted free on PP conditions - 'Published 00:00–23:59; soft-lounge buffet product (confirm desk)' waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside sealed water (check-in / departures hall) zone: landside price: >- Typical Indian-airport sealed-bottle markup — confirm shelf tag (often roughly ₹40–80) summary: >- Best default hydration play — buy sealed water landside before CISF so you are not hostage to airside café pricing after a Chackai road transfer or a T1↔T2 prepaid-taxi hop. location: >- Convenience and café kiosks in Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 departures / check-in halls before security / DigiYatra entry terminal: Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 landside isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside retail water zone: airside price: Higher than landside — confirm shelf tag summary: >- Markup backup once you are through security; fine for a top-up, poor as Plan A. location: Post-security café and retail units toward domestic or international gates terminal: Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 airside - kind: free name: The Lounge drinks (entitlement / paid walk-up only) zone: airside summary: >- Soft drinks and lounge beverages with Priority Pass / card / paid walk-up entitlement only — not a public fountain. Adani lists premium alcohol as chargeable in The Lounge T1; confirm T2 desk rules on the day. Both PP pins publish 00:00–23:59 with a 3-hour max stay. location: >- The Lounge T1 (domestic SHA near staircase) or The Lounge T2 (international SHA near Gates 6–7), during published hours terminal: Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 airside isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.7 slug: trv region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/trv](/airports/trv). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/trv) - [Lounge directory](/airports/trv/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) Thiruvananthapuram, India · Asia-Pacific Adani-operated Kerala capital gateway at Chackai — Terminal 1 domestic and Terminal 2 international on opposite sides of a single 14/32 strip, DigiYatra on domestic flows since the Feb 2026 formal launch, a short road hop into the city, and two live Priority Pass soft rooms (The Lounge T1 + T2, both published 00:00–23:59 with a 3-hour max stay) — still a monsoon / runway-works airport where the boarding-pass terminal letter beats any same-campus myth. ## Airportist Score **6.7 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.0 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 5.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.2 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 4,694,206 (AAI FY 2025–26 via Wikipedia compilation of AAI annexes; −4% YoY); cargo 20,774.4 t (+9.8%); movements 30,018 (−5.6%). Calendar 2025 ~40 lakh passengers (ToI) after runway re-carpeting. Jan 2026 monthly record 450,090 (IANS/TIAL). - Terminals: Two passenger terminals on opposite sides of runway 14/32 — Terminal 1 domestic (Chackai side) and Terminal 2 international (city side); Adani FAQ routes T1↔T2 via prepaid taxi (no sterile walk). DigiYatra formally launched 23 Feb 2026 after June 2024 pilot. - Typical security: 18 min - On-time: 76% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Thiruvananthapuram / Kovalam / southern Kerala trips ticketed into TRV (not COK / CCJ / CNN) - Gulf / Colombo / Malé connections that clear Terminal 2 with Priority Pass for The Lounge soft room - Domestic DigiYatra users who want the capital-city airport instead of a Kochi connection - Travellers who can use prepaid taxi / signed app cabs and will not invent a metro ## Watch out for - TRV (VOTV) ≠ COK Kochi ≠ CCJ Kozhikode ≠ CNN Kannur — wrong Kerala IATA is a multi-hour road recovery - Terminal 1 vs Terminal 2 sit on opposite sides of the runway — prepaid taxi for connections; no sterile walk - Live PP = The Lounge T1 + The Lounge T2 only — Adani Lounge by TFS near T2 Gates 1–2 is business-class, not a PP soft pin - Single runway 14/32 — monsoon cells and maintenance windows (calendar 2025 re-carpeting hit traffic) ripple the whole schedule ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/trv/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/trv/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/trv/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/trv/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/trv/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/trv/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/trv/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/trv/reviews.md)