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Tambaram Air Force Station

Chennai, India

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VOTX

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90 ft

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Chennai · TN · India

Position

12.907°, 80.122° · 90 ft elev.

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Indian Air Force station serving the Chennai metropolitan region.

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Chennai, India

Tambaram Air Force Station is a military aerodrome operated by the Indian Air Force, located in Tambaram, a southern suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Designated with ICAO code VOTX, it serves primarily as a military installation and does not handle scheduled commercial passenger traffic. The station has historically been associated with IAF training and operational activities in the Southern Air Command's area of responsibility. Its proximity to Chennai makes it a strategically significant military asset in the region. As a restricted military facility, public access is not permitted, and the aerodrome does not function as a civil aviation hub. Civilian air travel in Chennai is handled by Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM).

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The station is located in Tambaram, accessible via road and the Tambaram railway station on the Chennai suburban rail network.

Notable facts

›Operated exclusively by the Indian Air Force with no scheduled commercial services.
›Located in Tambaram, a southern suburb approximately 25 km from central Chennai.
›Assigned ICAO code VOTX; no IATA code is assigned.
›Falls within the operational purview of the IAF's Southern Air Command.
›Civilian passengers in Chennai use Chennai International Airport (MAA) instead.

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Tambaram Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force airfield in Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. This Air Force station is primarily involved in the training of pilots as Qualified Flying Instructors and Mechanical Training Institute for airmen.

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