Mangalore International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public-private partnership | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Mangaluru International Airport Limited[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Mangalore | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bajpe, Mangalore, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 December 1951[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 103 m / 337 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°57′41″N 074°53′24″E / 12.96139°N 74.89000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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 Location of airport in Karnataka | |||||||||||||||
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Mangalore International Airport (IATA: IXE, ICAO: VOML) (also known as Mangaluru International Airport) is an international airport[6] serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. It is one of only two international airports in Karnataka, the other being Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore. Mangalore International Airport is the second busiest airport in Karnataka. In addition to domestic destinations, flights depart daily for major cities in the Middle East. The airport was named Bajpe Aerodrome, when it opened on 25 December 1951[2] by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who arrived on a Douglas DC-3 aircraft.[2][7]
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- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Cabinet grants international airport status to five airports The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 October 2012
- ^ "The Green Green Fields of Home". Manglorean.com. 29 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2008.