Non-stop flights from Chennai (MAA)
Chennai Airport (IATA: MAA, ICAO: VOMM), also known as Chennai International Airport (Madras International Air, is a large airport in India. It is an international airport and serves the area of Tamil Nadu, South Zone, Tamilnadu, South, Mahe, South and Karnataka, South, India. Chennai Airport has non-stop passenger flights scheduled to 63 destinations in 16 countries.
At present, there are 43 domestic flights from Chennai.
The longest flight from Chennai MAA is a 3,178 mile (5,114 km) non-stop route to London Heathrow LHR. This direct flight takes around 11 hours and 30 minutes and is operated by British Airways.
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In total there are 36 airlines flying from and to Chennai. Most flights are operated by one of the following carriers:
Popular destinations from Chennai
Below you can find a list of the most popular destinations from Chennai, based on the number of scheduled flights for this month.
Popular destinations with a stopover
Aside from all non-stop destinations listed above, these are popular destinations from Chennai that require a stopover:
Business class flights from Chennai
There are 22 airports that have flights from Chennai in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights from MAA are listed below:
First class flights from Chennai
There is only one airport that has First Class flights from Chennai, which is New Delhi (DEL).
Intercontinental flights from Chennai
The following is an overview of all non-stop intercontinental flights operating from Chennai International Airport (Madras International Air (MAA).
* Please note that there are no direct services between Chennai and the United States, Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean, China, Japan, Central Asia or Oceania.
Non-stop flights from Chennai to Europe
British Airways (Oneworld): year-round to London Heathrow (LHR).
Lufthansa (Star Alliance): year-round to Frankfurt (FRA).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to Africa
Air Mauritius: year-round to Mauritius (MRU).
Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round to Addis Ababa (ADD).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to the Middle-East / Western Asia
Air Arabia: year-round to Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi: year-round to Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Air India (Star Alliance): year-round to Dubai (DXB) and seasonal flights to Kuwait City (KWI).
Emirates: year-round to Dubai (DXB).
Etihad Airways: year-round to Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Flydubai: seasonal flights to Dubai (DXB).
IndiGo Airlines: year-round to Abu Dhabi (AUH), Dubai (DXB), Kuwait City (KWI) and Doha (DOH).
Air-India Express: seasonal flights to Kuwait City (KWI).
Jazeera Airways: seasonal flights to Kuwait City (KWI).
Kuwait Airways: year-round to Kuwait City (KWI).
Gulf Air: year-round to Bahrain Island (BAH).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round to Doha (DOH).
Oman Air (Oneworld): year-round to Muscat (MCT).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to India / South Asia
IndiGo Airlines has a significant network of flights from Chennai to India or Southern Asia.
Air India (Star Alliance): year-round to Bengaluru (BLR), Coimbatore (CJB), seasonal flights to Hyderabad (HYD), year-round flights to Kolkata (CCU), Madurai (IXM), Mumbai (BOM), New Delhi (DEL), Port Blair (IXZ) and Colombo (CMB).
Air-India Express: seasonal flights to Bengaluru (BLR), year-round flights to Hyderabad (HYD), Kolkata (CCU) and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV).
AirAsia India: year-round to Bengaluru (BLR) and Guwahati (GAU).
Akasa Air: seasonal flights to Bengaluru (BLR), Mumbai (BOM) and Port Blair (IXZ).
Alliance Air: year-round to Hyderabad (HYD).
IndiGo Airlines: year-round to Ahmedabad (AMD), Bagdogra (IXB), Bengaluru (BLR), Bhubaneswar (BBI), Chandigarh (IXC), Coimbatore (CJB), seasonal flights to Durgapur (RDP), year-round flights to Goa (GOI), Guwahati (GAU), Hubli / Dharwad (HBX), Hyderabad (HYD), Indore (IDR), Jaipur (JAI), Kannur (CNN), Kochi (COK), Kolkata (CCU), Kozhikode (CCJ), Lucknow (LKO), Madurai (IXM), Mangalore (IXE), Mumbai (BOM), Mysore (MYQ), New Delhi (DEL), Patna (PAT), Port Blair (IXZ), Pune (PNQ), Raipur (RPR), Rajahmundry (RJA), Ranchi (IXR), Surat (STV), Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), Thoothukudi (TCR), Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), seasonal flights to Vadodara (BDQ), year-round flights to Varanasi (VNS), Vijayawada (VGA), Visakhapatnam (VTZ), Colombo (CMB) and Dhaka (DAC).
Spicejet: year-round to Ahmedabad (AMD), Hyderabad (HYD), seasonal flights to Mumbai (BOM), New Delhi (DEL), year-round flights to Port Blair (IXZ), seasonal flights to Pune (PNQ) and year-round flights to Shirdi (SAG).
Vistara: year-round to Mumbai (BOM) and New Delhi (DEL).
FitsAir: year-round to Colombo (CMB).
FlexFlight: year-round to Colombo (CMB).
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round to Colombo (CMB).
Biman Airlines: seasonal flights to Dhaka (DAC).
US-Bangla Airlines: seasonal flights to Dhaka (DAC).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to East Asia
Cathay Pacific is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Chennai to Eastern Asia. They fly year-round to Hong Kong (HKG).
Non-stop flights from Chennai to South-East Asia
Air India (Star Alliance): year-round to Singapore (SIN).
Air-India Express: seasonal flights to Singapore (SIN).
IndiGo Airlines: year-round to Singapore (SIN), Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and seasonal flights to Bangkok (BKK).
Scoot: year-round to Singapore (SIN).
Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round to Singapore (SIN).
AirAsia: year-round to Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Batik Air: year-round to Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld): year-round to Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Thai AirAsia: year-round to Bangkok (Don Muang) (DMK).
Thai Airways (Star Alliance): year-round to Bangkok (BKK).
Myanmar Airways: seasonal flights to Yangon (RGN).
International flights from Chennai
Flights from Chennai to Bahrain
Bahrain Island is the only destination in Bahrain with direct flights from Chennai. Direct flights to Bahrain Island are offered by Gulf Air.
Flights from Chennai to Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Dhaka. Non-stop flights to Dhaka are offered by Biman Airlines, IndiGo Airlines and US-Bangla Airlines.
Flights from Chennai to Ethiopia
There is 1 destination in Ethiopia that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is Addis Ababa. Direct flights to Addis Ababa are offered by Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Chennai to Germany
In Germany, the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Frankfurt. Direct flights to Frankfurt are offered by Lufthansa (Star Alliance).
Flights from Chennai to Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the only destination in Hong Kong with direct flights from Chennai. Direct flights to Hong Kong are offered by Cathay Pacific (Oneworld).
Flights from Chennai to Kuwait
There is 1 destination in Kuwait that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is Kuwait City. From Chennai to Kuwait City there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Air-India Express, IndiGo Airlines, Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways.
Flights from Chennai to Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur is the only destination in Malaysia with direct flights from Chennai. From Chennai to Kuala Lumpur there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are AirAsia, Batik Air, IndiGo Airlines and Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Chennai to Mauritius
In Mauritius, the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Mauritius. Direct flights to Mauritius are offered by Air Mauritius.
Flights from Chennai to Myanmar (Burma)
There is 1 destination in Myanmar (Burma) that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is Yangon. Direct flights to Yangon are offered by Myanmar Airways. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Chennai to Oman
In Oman, the only destination that has a direct flight from Chennai is Muscat. Direct flights to Muscat are offered by Oman Air (Oneworld).
Flights from Chennai to Qatar
Doha is the only destination in Qatar with direct flights from Chennai. You can fly non-stop to Doha with IndiGo Airlines or Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
Flights from Chennai to Singapore
There is 1 destination in Singapore that has a direct connection from Chennai, which is Singapore. From Chennai to Singapore there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Air-India Express, IndiGo Airlines, Scoot and Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Chennai to Sri Lanka
There are 2 destinations in Sri Lanka that have non-stop flights from Chennai.
From Chennai to Colombo there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), FitsAir, FlexFlight, IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
The only airline with direct flights to Jaffna is Alliance Air.
Flights from Chennai to Thailand
If you are looking for a direct flight from Chennai to Thailand, there are 2 destinations to choose from.
You can fly non-stop to Bangkok with IndiGo Airlines or Thai Airways (Star Alliance).
The only airline with direct flights to Bangkok (Don Muang) is Thai AirAsia.
Flights from Chennai to United Arab Emirates
In United Arab Emirates, there are 3 destinations from Chennai.
Non-stop flights to Abu Dhabi are offered by Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways and IndiGo Airlines.
From Chennai to Dubai there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Emirates, Flydubai and IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop from Chennai to Dubai (Sharjah) with Air Arabia.
Flights from Chennai to United Kingdom
London Heathrow is the only destination in United Kingdom with direct flights from Chennai. Direct flights to London Heathrow are offered by British Airways (Oneworld).
Domestic flights from Chennai
Flights from Chennai to India
There are lots of domestic flights from Chennai (MAA). 43 airports in India have direct flights from the airport.
You can fly non-stop to Ahmedabad with IndiGo Airlines or Spicejet.
The only airline with direct flights to Ayodhya is Spicejet. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Chennai to Bagdogra with IndiGo Airlines.
From Chennai to Bengaluru there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Air-India Express, AirAsia India, Akasa Air and IndiGo Airlines.
To Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh, you can fly with IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Coimbatore with Air India (Star Alliance) or IndiGo Airlines.
All direct flights from Chennai to Cuddapah, Durgapur and Goa are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Guwahati with AirAsia India or IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop from Chennai to Hubli / Dharwad with IndiGo Airlines.
From Chennai to Hyderabad there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Air-India Express, Alliance Air, IndiGo Airlines and Spicejet.
All direct flights from Chennai to Indore, Jaipur, Kannur and Kochi are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
Non-stop flights to Kolkata are offered by Air India (Star Alliance), Air-India Express and IndiGo Airlines.
All direct flights from Chennai to Kozhikode, Kurnool and Lucknow are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Madurai with Air India (Star Alliance) or IndiGo Airlines.
Direct flights to Mangalore are offered by IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Mopa with IndiGo Airlines or Spicejet.
From Chennai to Mumbai there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Akasa Air, IndiGo Airlines, Spicejet and Vistara.
The only airline with direct flights to Mysore is IndiGo Airlines.
From Chennai to New Delhi there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), IndiGo Airlines, Spicejet and Vistara.
The only airline with direct flights to Patna is IndiGo Airlines.
From Chennai to Port Blair there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Akasa Air, IndiGo Airlines and Spicejet.
You can fly non-stop to Pune with IndiGo Airlines or Spicejet.
All direct flights from Chennai to Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi and Salem District are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
Direct flights to Shirdi are offered by Spicejet.
You can fly non-stop from Chennai to Surat with IndiGo Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Thiruvananthapuram with Air-India Express or IndiGo Airlines.
All direct flights from Chennai to Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam are operated by IndiGo Airlines.
Alternative airports near Chennai
There is one alternative airport to Chennai (MAA) within a range of 125 miles (200 km), which is Tirupati (TIR).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Chennai?
There is 1 airport in Chennai: Chennai International Airport (Madras International Air (MAA).
What is the best airport to fly from Chennai?
The most convenient airport to fly from Chennai is Chennai International Airport (Madras International Air (MAA).
How many airlines fly from Chennai?
There are 36 airlines flying from Chennai to 63 airports around the world, as of May 2024.
Which airlines fly from Chennai?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India and Spicejet operate most flights from Chennai. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying from Chennai?
Star Alliance and Oneworld are currently the only two alliances that operate flights from Chennai.
How many nonstop flights are there from Chennai?
There are roughly 6,197 flights departing from Chennai every month (or 1,449 flights each week), to a total of 63 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Chennai Airport?
The official name of Chennai Airport is Chennai International Airport (Madras International Air.
What is the airport code of Chennai Airport?
The airport code of Chennai Airport is MAA.
What are the most popular flights from Chennai?
New Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad are the 3 most popular routes from Chennai. For a complete overview of all flight routes from Chennai, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight from Chennai?
| Chennai to New Delhi | 3h |
| Chennai to Mumbai | 2h 5m |
| Chennai to Hyderabad | 1h 15m |
| Chennai to Bengaluru | 1h |
| Chennai to Kolkata | 2h 15m |
