# Chennai’s second airport still elusive after 27 years 2026-08-10T04:09:59+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Chennai's second airport was first proposed in 1999 by the then DMK government in Tamil Nadu and the NDA government at the Centre. Twenty-seven years later, the search for a suitable location is still ongoing. The greenfield airport was meant to keep pace with rising passenger traffic, but no site has been finalised yet. Deccan Herald reports that the long delay has raised questions about political will and bureaucratic inertia, though no single party has been able to break the deadlock. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com Tags: Chennai airport, DMK, greenfield airport, infrastructure, NDA, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chennais-second-airport-still-elusive-after-27-years/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chennais-second-airport-still-elusive-after-27-years/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.