Mysore Mandakalli Airport

Mysore Airport ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ
[[Image:Mysore airport.jpg MYQ MYQ (Karnataka) |200px]]
Mysore Airport Terminal
IATA: MYQ – ICAO: VOMY
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
05/23	4,420	1,347	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 to scheduled services on October 1, 2010. It is located on the Mysore-Nanjangud road(Nh-212). It has one terminal in operation.

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. The airport was inaugurated by B. S. Yeddiyurappa, the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 15 May 2010. Air India, Jet Airways, Kingfisher had shown interest in operating flights to the city.^[2] However as of now only Kingfisher has begun flights to Bangalore and Chennai.^[3]

The terminal building has a capacity to accommodate 200 passengers. The runway at the airport measures 1,340 m (4,420 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).^[4]

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. ^ "First commercial flight to Mysore". Deccan Chronicle. 2 October 2010. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/bengaluru/mysore-airport-begins-operations-971. Retrieved 1 November 2010. 
4. ^ "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.