Mangaluru Airport

Mangaluru Airport
Aerial view of the passenger terminal
IATA: IXE ICAO: VOML
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Mangalore
Location	Bajpe, Karnataka, India
Elevation AMSL	337 ft / 103 m
Coordinates	12°57′41″N 074°53′24″E / 12.96139°N 74.89000°E / 12.96139; 74.89000Coordinates: 12°57′41″N 074°53′24″E / 12.96139°N 74.89000°E / 12.96139; 74.89000
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 5,300 1,615 Asphalt 06/24 8,038 2,450 Concrete
Statistics (2015-16)
Passenger movements 1,674,251(28.1%) Aircraft movements 13,805 (20.0%) Cargo tonnage 936 (36.8%)
Source: AAI,

Passenger movements	1,674,251(28.1%)
Aircraft movements	13,805 (20.0%)
Cargo tonnage	936 (36.8%)

Mangaluru Airport (IATA: IXE, ICAO: VOML), also known as the Bajpe airport, is an international airport serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. It is one of the only two International airports in Karnataka, the other one being Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore. Several daily flights connect Mangalore with most major cities in southern and western India as well as many major cities in the Middle East. The airport, then the Bajpe Aerodrome, was opened on 25 December 1951 when then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arrived on a DC-3 Dakota aircraft.

As of 2014^[update], Mangaluru Airport has one of highest year-over-year passenger growth rates in India, with a 54 percent growth in international passenger traffic. Even though the primary location of service is Mangalore, this airport also serves many places in Coastal Karnataka and Malnad regions such as Manipal, Udupi, Kundapur, Shimoga, Madikeri, Sakaleshpura, Chikmagalur, Bhatkal and also the northern part of Kerala such as Kasaragod.