Mangalore International Airport | Bajpe Airport

Mangalore International Airport (IATA: IXE, ICAO: VOML), is an international airport[2] serving the coastal city of Mangaluru (Mangalore), India. It one of the 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, then the Bajpe Aerodrome, was opened on 25 December 1951[3] when then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arrived on a DC-3 Dakota aircraft.

Overview:-

The airport is near Bajpe, around 13 km (8.1 mi)[5] northeast of Mangaluru (Mangalore) city centre. It is on top of a hill, with two tabletop runways (09/27 and 06/24). Only two other airports in India have tabletop runways – Kozhikode and Lengpui.[6] The very small and basic terminal was renovated in the early 2000s, adding parking controls, additional seating and additional cafés. The airport was initially used for limited domestic flights, mainly to Mumbai and Bengaluru.

The operation of international flights started in 2006 with Air India Express flying to Dubai. Mangaluru Airport was a customs airport[7] for six years, from 3 October 2006 to 3 October 2012, before it was granted the status of International Airport.[8]

Until 2005, the small 1,600 m (5,249 ft) runway meant the airport could only handle Boeing 737-400 size aircraft. The longer runway now handles slightly larger aircraft. On 10 January 2006 an Airbus A319 of Kingfisher Airlines landed on the new runway.[9] On 28 September 2012 an Airbus A310 landed for the first time at Mangaluru. It was a charter flight for the Hajj pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.[10]

In 2011–12 the airport had a revenue of ₹ 42.64 crores and an operating profit of ₹ 87.6 million,[11] up from ₹ 8.3 million in 2006–07.[12] In 2012–13 the airport handled a landmark 1.02 million passengers with 11,940 aircraft movements.[11] The revenue for the same period was Rs 506.6 million, and it recorded an operating profit of Rs 164.9 million during 2012–13.[11] In 2013–14 it handled a 1.25 million passengers with revenues of Rs 638.9 million.[13]
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