[3][4][5][6][7] The airstrip was used by the British Government (United Kingdom) as an airbase during World War II.
Fighter planes from Royal Air force would land at this airstrip to refuel and reload the bombs and also there was a helipad at that airbase.
Tourist, religious and cultural places near this airport: Kalayarkovil Thirumayam Pillaiyarpatti Kundrakudi Thondi Thiruutirakosamangai Devipattinam Rameswaram Karaikudi Vettangudi Thirukostiyur Important towns near this airport: Karaikudi Sivagangai Pudukkottai Ramanathapuram Tirupathur Aranthangi Thirumayam Devakottai Ponamaravathi Thondi Thiruvadanai Paramakudi Importance of this airport: The INS Parundu airbase serves for Indian navy which strategically locates very close to ceylon which causes several inabilities of Indian navy to cooperate with commercial airline and this airbase has a runway length of just 920 Meters[10] which is not capable of handling medium and larger flights.
Moreover the runway of this airbase is sandwiched between Highway Road(Madurai Rameswaram Highway) and Railway Track(Manamadurai - Rameswaram branch line) which makes this airbase unfit for future expansion.
Instead karaikudi airstrip which is few kilometers away from INS Parundu airbase can be the best option for making an airport because it has 2 runways spans 2000 Meters and 1500 Metres with no constructed buildings and no upcoming projects around it.