The places connected to Chennai on the most scheduled services, busiest first.
Aside from the non-stop routes above, reaching Chennai from these popular places requires a connection:
Distance matters when booking with points and miles: several loyalty programs price award flights in distance bands. Each list below adds the non-stop routes to Chennai not already shown in a shorter great-circle distance band.
Long-haul routes are usually flown by a wide-body aircraft, and the cabin you book matters more the longer you are in it — which is also where award points go furthest. These are the non-stop routes to Chennai of 3,000 miles or more.
Chennai has nonstop connections with 3 airports in Thailand: Bangkok (BKK), Bangkok (DMK), and Phuket (HKT). These routes are served by Air Canada (Star Alliance), All Nippon Airways (Star Alliance), Asiana Airlines (Star Alliance), IndiGo, Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways (Star Alliance), and Thai Lion Air.
Chennai has nonstop connections with 3 airports in United Arab Emirates: Dubai (DXB), Abu Dhabi (AUH), and Sharjah (SHJ). These routes are served by 3L, Air Arabia, Air India (Star Alliance), Air Kenya Aviation, Emirates, Etihad Airways, and IndiGo.
Chennai has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Indonesia: Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS) and Medan-Sumatra Island (KNO). These routes are served by Batik Air and IndiGo.
Chennai has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Penang (PEN). These routes are served by AirAsia, Garuda Indonesia (SkyTeam), IndiGo, Japan Airlines (Oneworld), and Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld).
Chennai has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Sri Lanka: Colombo (CMB) and Jaffna (JAF). These routes are served by Air India (Star Alliance), IndiGo, Korean Air (SkyTeam), and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Manama (BAH) in Bahrain, served by Gulf Air.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Dhaka (DAC) in Bangladesh, served by Biman Bangladesh Airline, IndiGo, and US-Bangla Airlines.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Bandar Seri Begawan (BWN) in Brunei Darussalam, served by Royal Brunei.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Hong Kong (HKG) in China, served by American Airlines (Oneworld), Cathay Pacific (Oneworld), and Japan Airlines (Oneworld).
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Addis Ababa (ADD) in Ethiopia, served by Air India (Star Alliance) and Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance).
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) in Germany, served by Air Canada (Star Alliance), Air India (Star Alliance), and Lufthansa (Star Alliance).
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Aqaba (AQJ) in Jordan, served by Smartwings.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Kuwait City (KWI) in Kuwait, served by Air India Express, IndiGo, Jazeera Airways, and Kuwait Airways.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Port Louis (MRU) in Mauritius, served by Air India (Star Alliance) and Air Mauritius.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Yangon (RGN) in Myanmar, served by Myanmar Airways International.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Muscat (MCT) in Oman, served by Air India Express, Oman Air (Oneworld), and OV.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Doha (DOH) in Qatar, served by IndiGo and Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
The other 53 routes are scheduled across the whole window the feed publishes.
How many of these places each program's airlines fly to Chennai from. Reach, not award availability — that is a live fare question this schedule feed cannot answer.
Air India (Star Alliance) links Chennai nonstop with Port Louis (MRU) and Addis Ababa (ADD).
Air Mauritius links Chennai nonstop with Port Louis (MRU).
Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance) links Chennai nonstop with Addis Ababa (ADD).
IndiGo links Chennai nonstop with St Denis (RUN).
Air Canada (Star Alliance) links Chennai nonstop with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA).
Air India (Star Alliance) links Chennai nonstop with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA).
American Airlines (Oneworld) links Chennai nonstop with London (LHR).
British Airways (Oneworld) links Chennai nonstop with London (LHR).
Finnair (Oneworld) links Chennai nonstop with London (LHR).
IndiGo links Chennai nonstop with Chulman (CNN).
Lufthansa (Star Alliance) links Chennai nonstop with Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA).
The airport's official name is Chennai International Airport. On Roame and most flight schedules, you will find it under the code MAA.
The IATA airport code for Chennai International Airport is MAA. Enter MAA in Flightmap whenever you want to use this exact airport.
Chennai International Airport serves Chennai, India. Flightmap uses the airport's exact coordinates, so nearby airports and route distances stay tied to MAA, not just the broader city.
Open the map with Anywhere as your starting point and MAA as the destination. Each result keeps the route pointed toward Chennai, and you can narrow it by airline, alliance, aircraft, mileage program, and nonstop service.
Yes. Flightmap separates nonstop routes from destinations that need a connection, and the Nonstop only control lets you focus on direct service to MAA.
Yes. When Roame has observed award availability for a route to MAA, signed-in members can see the lowest points price by cabin and the related carrier fees, then continue to the full award search.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with St Denis (RUN) in Réunion, served by IndiGo.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Chulman (CNN) in Russian Federation, served by IndiGo.
Chennai has a nonstop connection with Ad Dammam (DMM) in Saudi Arabia, served by Air India Express.