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title: "MAA is which airport? Chennai"
description: "MAA is Chennai International Airport in Chennai, India. Why the code is MAA and not something you could guess, what VOMM means, and the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/maa/
site: "At One Place"
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# What airport is MAA?

**MAA is: Chennai International Airport**

Chennai, India

## Why the code is MAA

MAdrAs, the city's name until 1996.

The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.

## The airport

- **IATA code:** MAA
- **ICAO code:** VOMM
- **Airport:** Chennai International Airport
- **City:** Chennai, India
- **Code origin:** Documented

Like Mumbai and Beijing, Chennai kept a code from a name the city no longer uses. Its ICAO code VOMM also preserves Madras. The airport is one of the busiest cargo hubs in southern India, largely for electronics and automotive components.

## The other code, VOMM

Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, MAA, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, VOMM, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why VOMM looks nothing like MAA.

## Common questions

### What airport is MAA?

Chennai International Airport, in Chennai, India.

### Why is Chennai's airport called MAA?

MAdrAs, the city's name until 1996.

### What is the difference between MAA and VOMM?

MAA is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. VOMM is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.

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## Sources

- OurAirports — OurAirports (https://ourairports.com/data/) [Public domain]