Plans for a new greenfield airport for the Chennai Metropolitan Area was put forward as early as in 1998.
[1] In 2007, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu announced that the new airport would be set up in 4,820 acres (1,950 ha) land near Sriperumbudur.
[6] The Government of Tamil Nadu initially proposed alternate locations such as Mamandur for the airport, but the project was not started.
[10] In August 2022, the Government of Tamil Nadu selected Parandur in Kanchipuram district as location for the new airport on 4,970 acres (2,010 ha) of land.
[1] The proposed land acquisition for the airport has led to protests by the local villagers due to the fear of loss of livelihood.