CJB to MAA: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Coimbatore to Chennai?

The great-circle distance between Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) and Chennai International Airport (MAA) is 404 km (251 mi, 218 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from CJB to MAA?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. MAA is roughly northeast of CJB.

How is the CJB to MAA route written in code?

The pair is written CJB-MAA in IATA codes and VOCB-VOMM in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Coimbatore International Airport is CJB (VOCB), Chennai International Airport is MAA (VOMM).

Both ICAO codes start with V, the prefix ICAO assigns to South and Southeast Asia, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

MAA sits 1,272 ft (388 m) lower than CJB, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying CJB to MAA

2 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 2 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 2 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: 9W, S2.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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