2 , ▁which ▁primarily ▁serves ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Th ir u van anth ap ur am ▁in ▁Ker ala , ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁air port ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁international ▁air port ▁of ▁India ▁officially ▁declared ▁by ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India , ▁V . ▁P . ▁Singh ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁after ▁Koch i ▁and ▁the ▁four teenth ▁bus iest ▁in ▁India . ▁In ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 , ▁the ▁air port ▁handled ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 . 4 ▁million ▁passengers ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 3 , 0 9 3 ▁aircraft ▁movements . ▁Sp read ▁over ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁the ▁air port ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁due ▁west ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁centre , ▁from ▁K oval am ▁beach , ▁ ▁from ▁Techn op ark ▁and ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁under ▁construction ▁V iz hin j am ▁International ▁Se ap ort . ▁▁ ▁T riv and rum ▁International ▁Airport ▁oper ates ▁two ▁terminal s . ▁Terminal ▁ 1 ▁handles ▁domestic ▁flight ▁operations ▁( except ▁Air ▁India ) ▁and ▁Terminal ▁ 2 ▁handles ▁all ▁international ▁flight ▁operations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁all ▁domestic ▁fl ights ▁by ▁Air ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁civil ▁operations , ▁T riv and rum ▁Airport ▁cat ers ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁Air ▁Force ▁( I AF ) ▁and ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁for ▁their ▁operations . ▁I AF