Airport in Mysuru, India
Mysore Airport (IATA: MYQ, ICAO: VOMY), also known as Mandakalli Airport, is a domestic airport serving Mysore in Karnataka, India. It is located eight kilometres (5 mi) 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. At present, it has direct flights to Chennai, Goa, and Hyderabad.
History
The airport was built by the Princely State of Mysore in 1940.[1] 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.[1][2] The Hindu introduced passenger flights to Bangalore in May 1965.[3] Vayudoot also flew to Bangalore between April 1985 and September 1989.[1][4] The airport had two grass runways and was capable of handling Douglas DC-3s and similar planes at the time.[5]
In 2005, the Karnataka government and the Airports Authority of India reached an agreement to renovate the airport.[1] A new terminal and a runway designed for aircraft like the ATR 72 were built. The project cost ₹82 crore (US$10 million) and was completed in September 2009. The airport was inaugurated by Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa in May 2010.[6][7] Five months later, Kingfisher Airlines started a flight to Bangalore, which lasted until November 2011.[8][9] SpiceJet began flying the same route in January 2013.[10] It ended service to Mysore the following October.[11] Alliance Air also operated flights to Bangalore from September to November 2015.[12][13] In September 2017, TruJet commenced service to Chennai under the central government's Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik scheme.[14]
Infrastructure
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).[15] The terminal building has a capacity of 200 passengers.[6]
Airlines and destinations
Between April 2022 and March 2023, the airport received 188,300 passengers and had 4,400 aircraft movements.[16][17]
Ground transportation
The airport is situated on National Highway 766. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation runs a bus service between City Bus Stand and the airport.[19]
