Mysore Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mysore | ||||||||||
| Location | Mandakalli,Mysuru,Karnataka, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1940; 85 years ago (1940) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 731 m / 2,397 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°13′57″N76°39′23″E / 12.23250°N 76.65639°E /12.23250; 76.65639 (Mysore Airport) | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (April 2024 – March 2025) | |||||||||||
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Mysore Airport (IATA:MYQ,ICAO:VOMY), also known asMandakalli Airport, is adomestic airport servingMysore inKarnataka, India. It is located eight kilometres (5 mi) south of the city in the village of Mandakalli and is owned and operated by theAirports Authority of India. ThePrincely State of Mysore constructed it in 1940. The airport was later refurbished and inaugurated in May 2010.
The airport was built by thePrincely State of Mysore in 1940.[4] During its first several decades, Mysore Airport served various functions. Government officials such asJawaharlal Nehru landed at the airfield,[4] and theNational Cadet Corps used it to trainglider pilots.[5]The Hindu introduced passenger flights to Bangalore in May 1965.[6]Vayudoot also flew to Bangalore between April 1985 and September 1989.[4][7] The airport had two grass runways and was capable of handlingDouglas DC-3s and similar planes at the time.[8]
In 2005, theKarnataka government and theAirports Authority of India reached an agreement to renovate the airport.[4] A new terminal and a runway designed for aircraft like theATR 72 were built. The project cost₹82 crore (US$9.7 million) and was completed in September 2009. The airport was inaugurated by Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa in May 2010.[9][10] Five months later,Kingfisher Airlines started a flight to Bangalore, which lasted until November 2011.[11][12]SpiceJet began flying the same route in January 2013.[13] It ended service to Mysore the following October.[14]Alliance Air also operated flights to Bangalore from September to November 2015.[15][16] In September 2017,TruJet commenced service to Chennai under the central government'sUde Desh ka Aam Naagrik scheme.[17]most important point is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel started his accession of princely states into union of india from this airport with the grace os HH Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, who, on Nehru's request, offered his 2 seater plane with pilot & arrangement of fuel.
Mysore Airport has one runway designated 09/27. It is made of concrete and measures 1,740 by 30 metres (5,709 ft × 98 ft).[18] The terminal building has a capacity of 200 passengers.[9]
Between April 2023 and March 2024, the airport received 127,994 passengers and had 2,483 aircraft movements.[19][20]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| IndiGo | Chennai,Hyderabad[21][22] |
The airport is situated onNational Highway 766.[23] TheKarnataka State Road Transport Corporation runs a bus service between City Bus Stand and the airport.[24]
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