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{{Short description|Airport in Mysore, India}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Mysore Airport
| image = File:Mysore Airport.jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = MYQ
| ICAO = VOMY
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India#Asia
| pushpin_label = '''MYQ'''
| type = Public
| owner-oper = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Mysore]], [[Chamarajanagar]], Kodagu/Coorg, Ooty, Kannur, Mandya, Hassan
| location = [[Kozhikode]]-[[Kollegal]] Highway Mandakalli, [[Karnataka]], India
| elevation-f = 2,347
| elevation-m = 715
| metric-elev = y
| coordinates = {{coord|12|13|48|N|76|39|21|E|type:airport_region:IN_elevation:888|display=inline,title|name=Mysore Airport}}
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 5,709
| r1-length-m = 1,740
| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]
| metric-rwy = y
| stat-year = April 2019 - March 2020
| stat1-header = Passenger movement
| stat1-data = 143,288({{increase}}227.6%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movement
| stat2-data = 3,147 ({{increase}}289.5%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data =
| footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=traffic news Mar2K19Annex3 pdf |url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2K19Annex3.pdf |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=traffic-news Mar2K19Annex2 pdf |url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2K19Annex2.pdf |website=www.aai.aero |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>
| opened = 1940(81 years ago)
}}

'''Mysore Airport''' {{airport codes|MYQ|VOMY}}, also known as the '''Mandakalli Airport''', is an [[airport]] serving [[Mysore]], a city in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. It is located near the village of Mandakalli, {{convert|10|km}} south of the city, and is owned and operated by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI). As of October 2019, the airport has regular daily flights to Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Goa.

The airport's history dates to the 1940s, when it was constructed by the [[Kingdom of Mysore]]. Passenger service, training flights of the [[Indian Air Force]], and other operations took place at Mysore Airport during its first several decades.

[[File:Mysore Airport departures area, July 2016.jpg|thumb|Entrance to departures area]]
[[File:Mysore Airport terminal, July 2016 (1).jpg|thumb|Close view of the terminal]]

==History==
In 1940, the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Princely State of Mysore]] established the airport on {{convert|290|acre}} of land. Following Indian independence in 1947, the [[Government of Karnataka]] assumed control of the airfield. The [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] took control in 1950.<ref name="tale">{{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}}</ref> Passenger service to [[Bangalore]] using [[Douglas DC-3|Dakota]] aircraft began, but it did not last long as people found travel by road to be faster. Thereafter, ''[[The Hindu]]'' started daily flights from [[Chennai]] via Bangalore to deliver its newspapers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Satya |first=Gouri |date=19 November 2011 |title=Mysore no longer connected by air |url=http://smartinvestor.business-standard.com/market/Marketnews-94750-Marketnewsdet-Mysore_no_longer_connected_by_air.htm#.V0C-4RVf3IW |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=21 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035718/http://smartinvestor.business-standard.com/market/Marketnews-94750-Marketnewsdet-Mysore_no_longer_connected_by_air.htm#.V0DVMhVf3IX |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> However, these flights lasted only a few months.<ref name="fewmonths">{{cite news |date=4 October 2010 |title=Mysore airport resurrected |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/mysore-airport-resurrected-110100400066_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=21 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521213827/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/mysore-airport-resurrected-110100400066_1.html |archive-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>

Afterward, the airfield was used by charter flights carrying foreign tourists and by flights transporting dignitaries to the city, such as [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name="tale" /><ref name="fewmonths" /> The [[Indian Air Force]] operated training flights at the airport as well.<ref name="cruisingheights">{{cite magazine |date=October 2011 |title=Connect India, the AAI way |url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/fastforward.pdf |magazine=Cruising Heights |publisher=Newsline Publications |pages=70–71 |access-date=21 May 2016 |quote=[Mysore Airport] was used for scheduled flight operations by Vayudoot with Dornier aircraft till 1990. The Indian Air Force/NCC used the strip for training flights apart from sporadic use by small private charter flights. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911021543/http://www.aai.aero/misc/fastforward.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2014}}</ref> In 1985, regional airline [[Vayudoot]] commenced thrice weekly flights from Bangalore using its [[Dornier 228]] aircraft.<ref name="tale" /> The service was inaugurated by famous Indian writer [[R. K. Narayan]]. At the time, Mysore Airport consisted solely of a grass airstrip and a one-roomed terminal with one toilet.<ref name="rknarayan">{{cite book |last=Narayan |first=R. K. |author-link=R. K. Narayan |date=1993 |title=Salt & Sawdust: Stories and Table Talk |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GRNpaFZqSgC |location=New Delhi |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin Books India]] |pages=125–126 |isbn=9780140236705}}</ref> Because of low passenger loads,<ref name="tale" /><ref name="fewmonths" /> the flights ended in 1990.<ref name="cruisingheights" />

The existing terminal was built in 2010, allowing the airport to handle 200 passengers.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 May 2010|title=Mysore airport inauguration on May 15|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/state/Mysore-airport-inauguration-on-May-15/articleshow/21874122.cms|access-date=13 December 2020|work=Bangalore Mirror|language=en}}</ref> Airlines started commencing flights, however due to poor response, the flights were stopped leaving the airport unused.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=9 November 2020|title=History and Future of Civil Aviation in Mysuru|url=https://voiceofmysuru.in/2020/11/09/history-and-future-of-civil-aviation-in-mysuru/|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Voice of Mysuru|language=en}}</ref> With central government's [[UDAN]] scheme, flights started functioning again, and as of December 2020, there are flights to 7 destinations from Mysore Airport.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2 June 2017|title=Fresh lease of life to Mandakalli Airport|url=https://starofmysore.com/fresh-lease-life-mandakalli-airport/|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Mysore Airport has a single runway, 09/27, with dimensions {{convert|1740|x|30|m}} and the ability to service [[ATR 72]] turboprop and similar aircraft.<ref name="fewmonths" /> The [[airport apron|apron]] has three parking stands and is connected to the runway by a single perpendicular taxiway.<ref name="aip">{{cite report |date=29 October 2015 |title=Aerodrome Data Mysore Airport (VOMY) |url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/AIPS_2015_83.pdf |publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]] |pages=9–10 |access-date=22 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100834/http://www.aai.aero/misc/AIPS_2015_83.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Mysore Airport's passenger terminal occupies {{convert|3250|sqm}} and can hold a maximum of 200 passengers.<ref name="fewmonths" /> Volvo buses from Mysuru City Bus Stand are available 7 times a day before flight timings.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hub|first=Mysuru Infra|date=13 December 2020|title=Volvo bus service to Mysuru Airport - A step in the right direction|url=https://mysuruinfrahub.com/volvo-bus-service-to-mysuru-airport-a-step-in-the-right-direction/|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Mysuru Infra Hub|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]| [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>https://orissadiary.com/alliance-air-now-connects-mysuru-bengaluru-onwards-vijayawada/</ref> [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.in/alliance-air.html|title=Alliance Air Agati airport Schedule|access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangalore]]
|[[IndiGo]]| [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]]<ref>{{cite web|title=IndiGo Airlines to start flight to Chennai from Mysuru Airport|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/spicejet-starts-bookings-for-daily-flights-for-delhi-mumbai-bengaluru-from-darbhanga-11600667152183.html|website=www.livemint.com|access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>
|[[TruJet]]| [[Belgaum Airport|Belgaum]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/trujet-to-commence-four-udan-services-at-belgaum-airport-in-jan-2020-966278|title=TruJet to commence four UDAN services at Belgaum Airport in Jan-2020|work=CAPA|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]]
}}

==Future plans==
Under the second phase of expansion, the runway would be lengthened to {{convert|2750|x|45|m}}, allowing jet aircraft such as the [[Boeing 737]] and [[Airbus A320]] to land at Mysore Airport.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 June 2008 |title=Mysore airport to be ready soon |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/report/mysore/20080626.htm |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524232621/http://www.rediff.com/money/report/mysore/20080626.htm |archive-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> The runway cannot be extended to the west because of the presence of a railway line, while an extension to the east requires diverting National Highway 766.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=R. |date=4 August 2014 |title=Ministers differ over issue of airport expansion |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/ministers-differ-over-issue-of-airport-expansion/article6279082.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524232700/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/ministers-differ-over-issue-of-airport-expansion/article6279082.ece |archive-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> The State Government initially decided to hold off on this phase, preferring to wait until air traffic increased and the cost of diverting the highway was justified.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 February 2009 |title=Government to go slow on Phase II of Mysore airport |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/government-to-go-slow-on-phase-ii-of-mysore-airport/article362748.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-date=24 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524232756/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/government-to-go-slow-on-phase-ii-of-mysore-airport/article362748.ece}}</ref>

Proposal for second phase was submitted by the State government of Karnataka for extension of runway. It proposed tunneling NH 766 beneath the runway, which requires less land than deviating the highway;<ref name="toi4nov2014">{{cite news |last=Aravind |first=H. |date=4 November 2014 |title=Mysore Airport expansion plan remains grounded |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Mysore-Airport-expansion-plan-remains-grounded/articleshow/45036550.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926001452/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Mysore-Airport-expansion-plan-remains-grounded/articleshow/45036550.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="dc27aug2016">{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/270816/hurdles-over-mysuru-airport-runway-to-have-nh-tunnel-below.html | title=Hurdles over? Mysuru airport runway to have NH tunnel below | work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] | date=27 August 2016 | access-date=26 October 2016 | author=P., Shilpa}}</ref> but the Central Government rejected this proposal, citing security concerns.<ref name="toi4nov2014" /> In August 2016, however, the ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' reported that the Ministry of Civil Aviation had directed airport officials to have a study conducted regarding tunneling of the highway.<ref name="dc27aug2016" />

On 17 May 2018, central government gave permission to the above proposal and as per the plan the existing runway would be expanded to 2750 metres.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://starofmysore.com/runway-expansion-underpass-near-mysore-airport-gets-nod/ |title=Runway Expansion, Underpass Near Mysore Airport Gets Nod i|date=17 May 2018 |website=[[Star of Mysore]]}}</ref> In 2020, it was announced that government has agreed to upgrade Mysore Airport to an International Airport after runway expansion.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 November 2020|title=Expand Mysore Airport runway to facilitate operation of Boeing planes|url=https://starofmysore.com/expand-mysore-airport-runway-to-facilitate-operation-of-boeing-planes/|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/mepratap/status/1337966153822478337|url=https://twitter.com/mepratap/status/1337966153822478337|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Karnataka]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{commons-inline|Mysore Airport}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305231150/http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=200488 Images of the inaugural Kingfisher Airlines flight]
* [http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/mysore.jsp Mysore Airport] at the Airports Authority of India

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