Shivamogga Airport: Difference between revisions

'''Shivamogga Airport''' ([[IATA]]: '''none''', [[ICAO]]: '''none'''), is a [[domestic airport]] serving the city of [[Shivamogga]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is located at Sogane, {{cvt|8.8|km}} from Shivamogga and {{cvt|8.2|km}} from [[Bhadravati, Karnataka|Bhadravathi]]. The airport was to be built under [[Public–Private Partnership]] (PPP) with the [[Government of Karnataka]]. However, due to delays in project execution,<ref name= "DH1">{{cite news |title=Airport projects in four cities in limbo as promoters back out |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/339636/airport-projects-four-cities-limbo.html|work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date= 18 June 2013 |access-date=6 July 2013 }}</ref> the contract was terminated in January 2015. On 15 June 2020, the [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], [[B. S. Yediyurappa]], laid the [[Cornerstone|foundation stone]] to start the construction of the airport at a cost of ₹ 4.5 billion. The airport is to be constructed in two phases, out of which the first phase was inaugurated on 27 February 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=Breaking news live updates: PM Modi inaugurates Shivamogga Airport in Karnataka|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/breaking-news-live-updates/amp_liveblog/98259929.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Saha, Shriparna|title=PM Modi inaugurates lotus-shaped Shivamogga airport in Karnataka – All you need to know|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/pm-modi-inaugurates-lotus-shaped-shivamogga-airport-in-karnataka-all-you-need-to-know/2993739/lite/|work=The Financial Express|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Shivamogga airport will be named after Kuvempu: Yediyurappa|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/shivamogga-airport-to-be-named-after-kuvempu-says-bsy/article66499872.ece/amp/|work=The Hindu|date=12 February 2023|access-date=13 February 2023|language=en}}</ref>