Mysuru: The Mysore Airport runway expansion project is progressing steadily, with land acquisition nearly complete. District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa announced that 230 acres out of the required 240 acres have already been acquired, and the remaining 10 acres are in the final stages of acquisition. Once compensation is disbursed, the land will be officially…
Mysore Airport Runway Expansion: Cabinet’s Rs. 100-crore boost to end Centre-State stalemate
April 29, 2025Mysuru: After months of stalled progress, the long-awaited expansion of Mysore Airport at Mandakalli is finally set to take off. The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the release of Rs. 100 crore to fast-track land acquisition and utility shifting — two major roadblocks that have grounded the project. The decision, taken at a recent Cabinet meeting…
CM Siddaramaiah meets Civil Aviation Minister
April 5, 2025Appeals to take up Mysore Airport runway expansion works at the earliest New Delhi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has appealed the Civil Aviation Ministry to take up the runway expansion/ development works of Mysore Airport at Mandakalli at the earliest. Siddaramaiah, who met Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu at New Delhi on Thursday, presented…
Mysore Airport expansion: MP laments land acquisition delays
March 6, 2025Yaduveer urges CM Siddaramaiah to allocate funds for pothole-ridden Mysuru-Kodagu Roads in Budget Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has expressed frustration over the State Government’s sluggish approach to the Mysore Airport expansion, citing delays in land acquisition and lack of fund release as major roadblocks. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an…
Expansion of Mysore Airport: MP meets Civil Aviation Minister; seeks swift action
January 19, 2025Mysuru: Expanding the Mysore Airport is vital to boosting economic activities in the region, stated Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar in a memorandum submitted to Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu. During a meeting in New Delhi recently, the MP apprised the Minister of the challenges surrounding airport expansion and stressed the need for…
Expansion of Mysore Airport: CM directs officials to speed up land acquisition process
January 11, 2025Compensation paid for 111 acres; payments pending for 95 acres; acquisition of 46 acres incomplete Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured that he will address the ongoing delays in the Mysore Airport expansion project by writing to Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu. He further stated that he would meet the Minister during…
Air Kerala explores air services from Mysuru
January 4, 2025Preliminary meeting held; Three Mysuru-Kerala flights by May 2025, six by year-end Mysuru: Air Kerala has expressed interest in launching air services from Mysore Airport, with a preliminary discussion held at Airport premises here last evening. The meeting saw the participation of Air Kerala, Airports Authority of India-Mysuru officials, led by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta…
Outcomes of the collaboration
January 4, 2025Mysuru: The meeting concluded with a series of agreements to foster mutual growth and unlock the region’s full potential. The highlights of discussion include: Operational support: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Mysore Airport officials, assured comprehensive operational support to Air Kerala. This includes providing the necessary infrastructure to facilitate smooth and efficient…
Expanding air services key to Mysuru’s growth: GTD
January 4, 2025Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) emphasised the importance of expanding air services for Mysuru’s development. Speaking at the Airport Advisory Committee meeting held at the Mysore Airport last evening, he called for a concerted effort to increase the number of flights operating from the city, restoring Mysuru’s previous momentum in air connectivity. “If air…
Full-scale aircraft emergency exercise at Mysore Airport
December 13, 2024Mysuru: The Mysore Airport authorities conducted a comprehensive aircraft emergency exercise yesterday, designed to test the real-time preparedness of various stakeholders involved in emergency response. A mock aircraft model was used to simulate an incident where the aircraft overshot the runway. To replicate the scenario of the plane catching fire, the mock-up’s undercarriage was intentionally…
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