Kannur International Airport Limited, incorporated in December 2009, is an unlisted public limited company promoted by the Government of Kerala to build, own and operate Kannur International Airport, at Mattannur, about 25 km from Kannur City. This will be the second greenfield airport in Kerala, being built on Public Private Partnership model in an area of about 2,000 acres. Kannur International Airport will be operational in 2018, becoming the 4th international airport in Kerala, the only State in the country to have 4 international airports.