Terminal guide

Chennai International Airport — Terminals

All 3 terminals at Chennai (MAA) — airlines, inter-terminal transfer, security tips.

Domestic

Terminal 1

Primary domestic terminal, operated by AAI. Shares landside with T4 (also domestic for low-cost operations).

Gates

Airlines at this terminal

Air IndiaIndiGoVistaraSpiceJetAkasa Air

Inter-terminal transfer

T1 ↔ T4 is a short 5-minute landside walk; T1 ↔ T2 (international) is a 10-minute airside walk via the new connector built in 2023.

Traveller tips

International

Fully modernised in 2023 with a new integrated international building — 40 immigration counters, 18 e-gates for Indian/OCI passport holders.

Gates

Airlines at this terminal

EmiratesSingapore AirlinesQatar AirwaysEtihadAirAsiaAir IndiaSriLankan AirlinesOman Air

Inter-terminal transfer

Through-check: if your domestic + international legs are on the same PNR, your bag will be tagged to the final destination.

Traveller tips

Minimum connecting time: 2h for domestic → international (airside transit via the T1↔T2 connector).
During monsoon (Oct–Dec), T2 Level 2 can see localised ponding near the north entrance — use the central entrance.

Domestic (low-cost)

Compact overflow domestic terminal used for peak-hour low-cost departures.

Gates

Airlines at this terminal

IndiGo (overflow)SpiceJet (overflow)

Inter-terminal transfer

5-minute landside walk to T1 — check your boarding pass carefully.

Traveller tips