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== Statistics == | == Statistics == | ||
Presently it ranks 12 in the list of airports with international passenger traffic after [[Delhi airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Trivandrum International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Calicut International Airport|Kozhikode]], [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport|Thiruchirapalli]] international airports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/mangalore-airport-handles-1242-lakh-passengers/article8151464.ece|title=Mangalore Airport records growth in passenger traffic}}</ref> The Airport had 8.91 [[ | Presently it ranks 12 in the list of airports with international passenger traffic after [[Delhi airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Trivandrum International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Calicut International Airport|Kozhikode]], [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport|Thiruchirapalli]] international airports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/mangalore-airport-handles-1242-lakh-passengers/article8151464.ece|title=Mangalore Airport records growth in passenger traffic}}</ref> The Airport had 8.91 [[lakh]] passengers in the FY 2011-12 and witnessed a growth rate of 5.44%. According to the airport sources it has a target of achieving 16 lac passengers traffic in the FY 2016-17<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=377959|title=Mangaluru airport takes giant steps with 22 % growth in passenger traffic}}</ref> | ||
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|work =The Hindu}}</ref> An investigation revealed numerous pilot-attributed errors: the aircraft's flaps had not been set to landing position, the aircraft had landed long on the downsloping runway, at excessive speed and with a tailwind. The aircraft involved was HAL 748 VT-DXF, with manufacturer's serial number 511;<ref name="HS748"/> it first flew in 1967. | |work =The Hindu}}</ref> An investigation revealed numerous pilot-attributed errors: the aircraft's flaps had not been set to landing position, the aircraft had landed long on the downsloping runway, at excessive speed and with a tailwind. The aircraft involved was HAL 748 VT-DXF, with manufacturer's serial number 511;<ref name="HS748"/> it first flew in 1967. | ||
* On 22 May 2010, [[Air India Express Flight 812]], a [[Boeing 737-800]] VT-AXV, flying on the Dubai-Mangalore route, overshot the {{convert|8033|ft}} [[Runway#Naming|runway number 06/24]], killing 158 people, including 6 crew members; only 8 survived. The aircraft overshot the runway and plunged into a steep gorge at the end of the runway.<ref name="150 killed as Air India plane crashes in Mangalore">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/150-killed--as-Air-India-plane-crashes-in-Mangalore/H1-Article1-546915.aspx |title=150 killed as Air India plane crashes in Mangalore |date=22 May 2010 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=22 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525095443/http://www.hindustantimes.com/150-killed--as-Air-India-plane-crashes-in-Mangalore/H1-Article1-546915.aspx |archive-date=25 May 2010 }}</ref> The starboard wing impacted the concrete socket of the [[instrument landing system]] (ILS) localiser antenna, rendering it unusable.<ref name="ILS1">{{cite news | * On 22 May 2010, [[Air India Express Flight 812]], a [[Boeing 737-800]] VT-AXV, flying on the Dubai-Mangalore route, overshot the {{convert|8033|ft}} [[Runway#Naming|runway number 06/24]], killing 158 people, including 6 crew members; only 8 survived. The aircraft overshot the runway and plunged into a steep gorge at the end of the runway.<ref name="150 killed as Air India plane crashes in Mangalore">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/150-killed--as-Air-India-plane-crashes-in-Mangalore/H1-Article1-546915.aspx |title=150 killed as Air India plane crashes in Mangalore |date=22 May 2010 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=22 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525095443/http://www.hindustantimes.com/150-killed--as-Air-India-plane-crashes-in-Mangalore/H1-Article1-546915.aspx |archive-date=25 May 2010 }}</ref> The starboard wing impacted the concrete socket of the [[instrument landing system]] (ILS) localiser antenna, rendering it unusable.<ref name="ILS1">{{cite news | ||
|url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mangalore/Airline-companies-bleed-as-flights-get-cancelled/articleshow/6029343.cms|title =Airline companies bleed as flights get cancelled|date =9 June 2010|access-date =17 June 2010|work =The Times of India|first1=Stanley G|last1=Pinto}}</ref> This resulted in delayed or cancelled flights for two weeks during the monsoon rains, which reduced visibility.<ref name="ILS1"/> It took the airport a little under a month to repair and calibrate the ILS and bring it back online. <ref>{{cite news|url =http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=79343|title =Instrument Landing System Begins Operation at Mangalore Airport Again|date =17 June 2010|access-date =17 June 2010|publisher =DaijiWorld.com}}</ref> | |url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mangalore/Airline-companies-bleed-as-flights-get-cancelled/articleshow/6029343.cms|title =Airline companies bleed as flights get cancelled|date =9 June 2010|access-date =17 June 2010|work =The Times of India|first1=Stanley G|last1=Pinto}}</ref> This resulted in delayed or cancelled flights for two weeks during the monsoon rains, which reduced visibility.<ref name="ILS1"/> It took the airport a little under a month to repair and calibrate the ILS and bring it back online.<ref>{{cite news|url =http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=79343|title =Instrument Landing System Begins Operation at Mangalore Airport Again|date =17 June 2010|access-date =17 June 2010|publisher =DaijiWorld.com}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||