How much cargo passes through the Chennai Airport Flyover?
Chennai International Airport Chennai International Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM) is an international airport serving the city of Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India and its metropolitan area. It is the fourth busiest airport in India in terms of total passenger traffic after airports at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. It is the 49th busiest airport in Asia for CY 2016. In the fiscal year 2016-17, the airport handled over 18.3 million passengers. Over 400 aircraft movements are handled by the airport per day. Third busiest Airport in terms of cargo handling in India. The planned extension of the terminals are about to start as the union government has told that Chennai might not get its new airport soon.
Automotive industry in Chennai Chennai is nicknamed the "Detroit of" Asia due to the presence of major automobile manufacturing units and allied industries around the city. The 4-wheeler vehicles in Chennai is the base of 30% of India's automobile industry and 35% of its automobile component industry. Besides the commercial industry, the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) has been established in Avadi to produce military related vehicles. Avadi also boasts of the Combat Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), a new engine testing facility.