Mysore/Mysuru: At present, the Mysore Airport has a single runway of 1,740 metres in length which is only suitable for ATR planes providing short-haul flight operations. The existing Airport is spread over 507 acres and under the expansion project, the length of the runway will be increased to 2,750 metres and 45 metres width that…
Air travel picks up
October 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Air travel bookings from Mysuru have gathered pace in the festive season offering hopes of a full revival for the sector battered by the COVID pandemic. Near-full occupancy trend started last month and now all the flights from Mysuru are taking off and landing with at least 60 to 65 passengers in a 72-seater…
Mysore Airport to remain as civilian airport: Pratap Simha
September 29, 2021MP scuttles move to shift IAF Helicopter Training Centre Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Airport at Mandakalli will not be handed over to Indian Air Force (IAF) to set up its Helicopter Training Centre and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has agreed not to do so. This was disclosed by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha who attended…
Civil Aviation Minister writes to CM on Mysore Airport
August 29, 2021Seeks speedy land acquisition of 240 acres to expand runway Mysore/Mysuru: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has written to Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai seeking his personal intervention in expediting projects including Mysore Airport at Mandakalli in order to strengthen aviation infrastructure in the State. Airports Authority of India (AAI) has embarked upon the development…
K.R. Circle, Mysore Airport illuminated in Tricolour
August 16, 2021As part of 75th Independence Day, many Circles and prominent buildings in city were lit up in the colours of the Indian National Flag on Saturday and Sunday night. Pictures above show K.R. Circle and the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli illuminated in Tricolour.
Flight services from city resume on a positive note
June 29, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the aviation industry being one of the most affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are slowly coming back to rule the skies, but with limited destinations. Flights are operating from Mysore Airport at Mandakalli stage-by-stage. Air traffic bottomed out as the second wave of the virus struck and now airlines have also seen…
Mysore Airport to get first priority in Tourism Policy: CM
February 14, 2021Yediyurappa releases books on Mysuru tourism; talks about travel industry investment and job potential Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has assured of taking measures to boost tourism and hospitality sector in Mysuru. “My Government is spending nearly Rs. 5,000 crore on the tourism sector in the entire State for 2020-2025 as part of a new…
Tricolour flies high
January 27, 2021The Tricolour flutters in the premises of Mysore Airport in Mandakalli that was illuminated to mark the Republic Day celebrations yesterday.
Chief Minister releases Rs. 50 crore for Mysore Airport runway expansion
January 10, 2021Will not allow IAF to shift helicopter base from Bengaluru to Mandakalli, tweets Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha Mysore/Mysuru: Underlining the need of expanding the runway of Mysore Airport at Mandakalli to provide air connectivity to other cities within the State and important places in other States, the State Government has released Rs. 50 crore for…
Fly to Belagavi, Chennai at Rs. 921
January 8, 2021Mysuru: TruJet that operates daily flights from Mysore Airport at Mandakalli to Chennai and Belagavi has announced a massive offer to flyers from Jan. 9 to Oct. 30. As per the offer, if tickets are booked from Jan. 8 till Jan. 15, each ticket will be priced at Rs. 921. But they have to be…
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