Advertising at South India's gateway through the new Terminal 2

Chennai International Airport handled 22.4 million passengers in 2025 through three terminals. Blue Dart Aviation hub here, and Metro Blue reaches the terminal directly. Mumbai is its busiest route. Expected to reach saturation by 2035 at a 40 million passenger capacity. Blindspot books its screens by the hour, priced per play.

Updated July 28, 2026

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annual passengers through MAA (2024)
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terminals T1, T2 and the international T4
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on the Metro Blue Line to Chennai Central
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puts your brand airside via Blindspot

Chennai International Airport's billboard spots, ranked

Directional 1–10 scores based on zone type and passenger flow, not audited measurements. Every zone is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01 Departures hall

Best for: Launches · Telco · Auto
The new Terminal 2 and the existing terminal check-in concourses funnel every departing passenger past premium digital media before the gates.
Visibility: 8
Dwell time: 6
Footfall: 7

02 Security & checkpoint

Best for: Finance · FMCG · Tech
Screening for Terminal 1, Terminal 4 and Terminal 2 holds a phone-down queue, and Blue Dart Aviation connection times keep it busy through the day.
Visibility: 6
Dwell time: 7
Footfall: 7

03 Concourse & gate holdrooms

Best for: Travel · Apps · Retail
IndiGo and Air India passengers wait out boarding dwell across the Terminal 2 and the international Terminal 4 gate holdrooms.
Visibility: 6
Dwell time: 7
Footfall: 6

04 Arrivals & baggage reclaim

Best for: Hospitality · Banking · Local
Reclaim belts and the arrivals corridor catch a captive, recently landed audience of domestic, Gulf and diaspora visitors.
Visibility: 7
Dwell time: 7
Footfall: 7

05 City rail transit link

Best for: Commerce · Mobility · Retail
The Chennai Metro Blue Line platform at the airport repeats your brand on the ride toward Chennai Central and the city.
Visibility: 6
Dwell time: 6
Footfall: 6

06 Lounges & duty-free

Best for: Premium · Spirits · Beauty
Duty-free and lounge dwell in Terminal 1, Terminal 4 and Terminal 2 reach a higher-spend traveller.
Visibility: 4
Dwell time: 8
Footfall: 4

Chennai International Airport screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Chennai International Airport's media owners, Times OOH (exclusive airport concession), JCDecaux India, Airports Authority of India (AAI) media program among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Every Chennai International Airport format, one map

From a single gate screen to a full arrivals-hall takeover, Blindspot puts Chennai International Airport's digital out-of-home on one map, each screen priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter airside and landside:

Departures & check-in LED

Large-format digital across check-in islands and departures, where every traveler dwells before security.

Security & checkpoint queues

Captive screens along the security and passport queues, minutes of guaranteed attention per passenger.

Concourses & gate holdrooms

Concourse and gate-lounge screens reaching seated, relaxed travelers with long airside dwell.

Arrivals halls & baggage reclaim

High-dwell arrivals and baggage-claim placements as passengers wait.

Jet bridges & boarding

Boarding-bridge and gate-side panels in the final moment before the flight.

Spectaculars & landmark LED

Iconic hall and atrium spectaculars for brand-statement reach across the whole terminal.

One city, several audiences a day

Chennai International Airport doesn't have a rush hour; it has flight banks. Departures peak in the morning, long-haul arrivals land in waves, and between them travelers dwell for 60–90 minutes with phones often stowed. The buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the banks when your audience is captive, skip the dead hours.

Key facts at a glance

• Chennai International Airport (MAA) moved about 22 million passengers in 2024, one of the busiest airports in India.
• The new integrated Terminal 2 now welcomes domestic and international travellers alongside the older Terminal 1 and the international Terminal 4.
• MAA carries heavy IndiGo and Air India banks across the terminals, serving South India's domestic, Gulf, and Southeast Asian flow.
• The airport is run by the Airports Authority of India, the gateway for Chennai and the wider Tamil Nadu region.
• The Chennai Metro Blue Line connects the airport station to Chennai Central in about 30 minutes.
• On Blindspot, MAA screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.44, no contracts or minimums.