Mangalore Airport (Australia)

Mangalore Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: YMNG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Mangalore Airport Pty Ltd
Location		Mangalore, Victoria
Elevation AMSL		467 ft / 142 m
Coordinates		36°53′18″S 145°11′03″E / 36.88833°S 145.18417°E / -36.88833; 145.18417Coordinates: 36°53′18″S 145°11′03″E / 36.88833°S 145.18417°E / -36.88833; 145.18417
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	6,650	2,027	Asphalt
18/36	4,793	1,461	Asphalt

Mangalore Airport (ICAO: YMNG) is located at Mangalore, Victoria, Australia. The airport is about 2 hours north of Melbourne and is home to the Helicopter Pilot College and Kestrel Aviation.

Accidents and incidents

• On 31 October 1954, Vickers Viscount VH-TVA of Trans Australia Airlines crashed shortly after take-off. The aircraft was on a training flight. Three of the eight crew were killed.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19541031-0. Retrieved 6 September 2009. 

External links

• Airport information for YMNG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.