Mysore Airport

Mysore Airport, also known as the Mandakalli airport, is an airport serving Mysore, a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near the village of Mandakalli, about south of Mysore. The airport, which is owned and operated by the Airports Authority of India, consists of one runway and one passenger terminal.After three decades of dormancy, the airport was modernised, and scheduled passenger service resumed in October 2010. However, airlines have experienced difficulty maintaining service to the airport. Till August 2017, Mysore Airport received only charter and VIP flights. TruJet started flights from here in September 2017.HistoryIn 1940, the Princely State of Mysore established the airport on of land. Following Indian independence in 1947, the Government of Karnataka assumed control of the airfield. The Ministry of Civil Aviation took control in 1950. Passenger service to Bangalore using Dakota aircraft began, but it did not last long as people found travel by road to be faster. Thereafter, The Hindu started daily flights from Chennai via Bangalore to deliver its newspapers. However, these flights lasted only a few months.Afterward, the airfield was used by charter flights carrying foreign tourists and by flights transporting dignitaries to the city, such as Jawaharlal Nehru. The Indian Air Force operated training flights at the airport as well. In 1985, regional airline Vayudoot commenced thrice weekly flights from Bangalore using its Dornier Do 228 aircraft. The service was inaugurated by famous Indian writer R. K. Narayan. At the time, Mysore Airport consisted solely of a grass airstrip and a one-roomed terminal with one toilet. Because of low passenger loads, the flights ended in 1990.