Mysore Airport

Mysore Airport ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ
IATA: MYQ – ICAO: VOMY MYQ Location of MYQ in India
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		Airports Authority of India
Serves		Mysore
Elevation AMSL		2,347 ft / 715 m
Coordinates		12°13′48″N 76°39′21″E / 12.23°N 76.65583°E / 12.23; 76.65583 (Mysore Airport)Coordinates: 12°13′48″N 76°39′21″E / 12.23°N 76.65583°E / 12.23; 76.65583 (Mysore Airport)
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	6,098	1,858	asphalt
Sources: AIP from the Airports Authority of India[1]

Mysore Airport (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ) (IATA: MYQ, ICAO: VOMY), also known as Mandakalli Airport is an airport serving the city of Mysore. Defunct from the mid-1980s, it was reopened for a short period to scheduled services on October 1, 2010. The airport currently does not serve any destination.

History

The airstrip in Mysore was built in 1948. Its last burst of commercial activity was in the mid-1980s when Vayudoot ran a feeder service. The city had been on the aviation map more than five decades ago when a leading national newspaper used to drop its newspaper bundles using a Dakota. Thereafter, it was linked with the rest of the country through Vayudoot services. However, poor patronage had led to discontinuance of the services.

Latest Upgrades

The airport was built at a cost of 82 crore. It was inaugurated by B. S. Yeddiyurappa, the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 15 May 2010. Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher had shown interest in operating flights to the city.^[2]

The terminal building has a capacity to accommodate 200 passengers. The runway at the airport measures 1,858 m (6,098 ft). The state government has sanctioned funds to upgrade the runway length to anywhere between 2,400 m (7, 870 ft) to 2,600 m (8,530 ft).^[3]

Meanwhile, a sanction has been already been given for the Rs 140 crore civil and electrical works of the second phase of the project. The second phase will include upgradation of the airport with an apron, setting up of air traffic control, meteorological department and upgrading the terminal. Once that is completed, the airport will be able to operate the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft.

Entrance to the airport

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Mysore airport officially opened". The Hindu. 15 May 2010. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article431114.ece. Retrieved 1 November 2010. 
3. ^ "Mysore airport runway". rang7. 4 October 2010. http://www.rang7.com/news/airline/mysore-airport-begins-its-commercial-operations-with-first-kingfisher-flight-696.htm. Retrieved 1 November 2010.