:Mysore Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Mysuru, India}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Mysore Airport
| image = File:Mysore Airport.jpg
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| caption =
| IATA = MYQ
| ICAO = VOMY
| type = Public
| owner-oper = Airports Authority of India
| city-served = Mysore
| location = Mandakalli, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India
| pushpin_label = MYQ
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Karnataka
| elevation-f = 2,397
| elevation-m = {{convert|2397|ft|0|disp=number}}
| metric-elev = y
| coordinates = {{coord|12|13|57|N|76|39|23|E|type:airport_region:IN_elevation:888|display=inline,title|name=Mysore Airport}}
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = {{convert|1740|m|0|disp=number}}
| r1-length-m = 1,740
| r1-surface = Concrete
| metric-rwy = y
| stat-year = April 2024 – March 2025
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 94,891 ({{decrease}} 25.9%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 1,663 ({{decrease}} 33%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = —
| footnotes = Source: AAI{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=1 May 2025}}{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=1 May 2025}}{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=1 May 2025}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1940|||df=y|p=n|br=n}}
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Mysore Airport {{airport codes|MYQ|VOMY}}, also known as Mandakalli Airport, is a domestic airport serving Mysore in Karnataka, India. It is located {{convert|8|km|0|spell=in}} south of the city in the village of Mandakalli and is owned and operated by the Airports Authority of India. The Princely State of Mysore constructed it in 1940. The airport was later refurbished and inaugurated in May 2010.
History
The airport was built by the Princely State of Mysore in 1940.{{cite news |last=Vattam |first=Krishna |date=19 October 2009 |title=Tale of an airstrip: Then and now |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/31260/down-memory-lane.html |work=Deccan Herald |access-date=21 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521213725/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/31260/down-memory-lane.html |archive-date=21 May 2016}} During its first several decades, Mysore Airport served various functions. Government officials such as Jawaharlal Nehru landed at the airfield, and the National Cadet Corps used it to train glider pilots.{{cite news | title=Large aircraft cannot take-off or land at Mandakalli, say experts | work=Star of Mysore | date=2010-09-02 | id={{ProQuest|749261278}}}} The Hindu introduced passenger flights to Bangalore in May 1965.{{cite news | title=From the archives - dated May 28, 1965 | work=The Hindu | date=2015-05-28}} Vayudoot also flew to Bangalore between April 1985 and September 1989.{{cite web | url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/3446/1/lsd_10_14th_04-08-1995.pdf | title=Mysore Airport | work=Lok Sabha Debates | pages=142–143 | date=1995-08-04}} The airport had two grass runways and was capable of handling Douglas DC-3s and similar planes at the time.{{cite book | url=https://gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Mysore%201988%20Chapter%20(7).pdf | title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mysore District | publisher=Government of Karnataka | year=1988 | pages=387–388}}
In 2005, the Karnataka government and the Airports Authority of India reached an agreement to renovate the airport. A new terminal and a runway designed for aircraft like the ATR 72 were built. The project cost {{INRconvert|82|c}} and was completed in September 2009. The airport was inaugurated by Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa in May 2010.{{cite news | title=Airport is new in all respects | work=The Hindu | date=2010-05-16}}{{cite news | title=Reach Mysore in 20 minutes | work=Daily News & Analysis | date=2010-05-16 | id={{ProQuest|241898247}}}} Five months later, Kingfisher Airlines started a flight to Bangalore, which lasted until November 2011.{{cite news |date=1 October 2010 |title=Mysore takes off amid fanfare |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/101219/content/217419/no-entry-rules.html |work=Deccan Herald |access-date=22 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522235632/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/101219/content/217419/no-entry-rules.html |archive-date=22 May 2016}}{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/203513/kingfisher-red-ends-dream-run.html | title=Kingfisher in Red, ends dream run in Mysore | work=Deccan Herald | date=8 November 2011 | accessdate=6 January 2013 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119002551/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/203513/kingfisher-red-ends-dream-run.html | archivedate=2013-01-19}} SpiceJet began flying the same route in January 2013.{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/305320/air-operations-resume-services-mysore.html | title=Air operations resume services in Mysore airport | work=Deccan Herald | date=14 January 2013 | accessdate=15 January 2013 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121100311/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/305320/air-operations-resume-services-mysore.html | archivedate=2013-01-21}} It ended service to Mysore the following October.{{cite news | title=SpiceJet bids adieu to Mysore | work=Star of Mysore | date=2014-10-26 | id={{ProQuest|1616325946}}}} Alliance Air also operated flights to Bangalore from September to November 2015.{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=R. |date=3 September 2015 |title=Alliance Air launches Bengaluru-Mysuru service |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/alliance-air-launches-bengalurumysuru-service/article7611239.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=22 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523004247/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/alliance-air-launches-bengalurumysuru-service/article7611239.ece |archive-date=23 May 2016}}{{cite news | title=You can't fly to Mysuru again! | work=Star of Mysore | date=2015-11-19 | id={{ProQuest|1734248718}}}} In September 2017, TruJet commenced service to Chennai under the central government's Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik scheme.{{cite news | title=Flight Operations Resume From Mysore Airport | work=Star of Mysore | date=2017-09-21 | accessdate=2 February 2024 | url=https://starofmysore.com/flight-operations-resume-mysore-airport/}}
Infrastructure
Mysore Airport has one runway designated 09/27. It is made of concrete and measures {{convert|1740|x|30|m}}.{{cite web | url=https://aim-india.aai.aero/eaip-v2-02-2024/index-en-GB.html | title=Aeronautical Information Publication for Mysore Airport | work=Airports Authority of India | date=2024-01-11 | accessdate=3 February 2024}} The terminal building has a capacity of 200 passengers.
Airlines and destinations
Between April 2023 and March 2024, the airport received 127,994 passengers and had 2,483 aircraft movements.{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=23 April 2024}}{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=23 April 2024}}
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|IndiGo| Chennai, Hyderabad{{cite web|title=One More Mysuru-Hyderabad Flight From September|url=https://starofmysore.com/one-more-mysuru-hyderabad-flight-from-september/|website=Star of Mysore|date=8 August 2019|access-date=2 January 2023}}{{cite web|title=Mysuru will be connected to Kerala by air soon|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/mysuru-will-be-connected-to-kerala-by-air-soon/articleshow/116945202.cms |website=Times of India| date=5 January 2025|access-date=10 January 2025}}
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Ground transportation
The airport is situated on National Highway 766.{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps | title=Google Maps | accessdate=15 April 2024}} The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation runs a bus service between City Bus Stand and the airport.{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-after-bengaluru-buses-to-connect-mysuru-fliers-with-airport-7106179/ | title=After Bengaluru, buses to connect Mysuru fliers with airport | work=The Indian Express | date=2020-12-15 | accessdate=3 February 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
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- {{official website|https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/mysuru}}
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Category:Airports established in 1940
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