Parandur Airport is a proposed airport in Tamil Nadu, India, notably in the Kanchipuram district, close to the town of Parandur . This airport project will need 5,000 acres of land and offer critical airport services to Chennai and serve as Chennai’s second airport . Central and TN State Govts have finally selected Parandur as the location for the proposed new greenfield airport for Chennai. It is 60 km from the existing Chennai Airport and is in the Kanchipuram district. Chennai: The land acquisition process for Chennai’s proposed greenfield airport at Parandur in Kancheepuram district has gathered significant momentum, with officials saying that nearly 1,000 ... Chennai Greenfield Airport Parandur planned construction site encompasses a whopping 5,000 acres. It takes around 1 hour and 50 minutes to drive from Chennai to Parandur (the distance is about 70 kilometres), and about the same from the current airport .