Mangalore International Airport

Mangalore International Airport
Mangalore International Airport
	IATA: IXE; ICAO: VOML;
Summary
Airport type	Public-private partnership
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Operator	Mangaluru International Airport Limited
Serves	Mangalore
Location	Bajpe, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Opened	25 December 1951
Operating base for	Air India Express; IndiGo;
Elevation AMSL	103 m / 337 ft
Coordinates	12°57′41″N 074°53′24″E / 12.96139°N 74.89000°E
Website	www.adani.com/mangaluru-airport
Map
	IXE Location in Karnataka IXE IXE (India)
Runways
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers
Passengers	2,030,387 ( 12.2%)
Aircraft movements	15,042 ( 4.6%)
Cargo tonnage	2,175 ( 43%)
	Source: AAI

Mangalore International Airport (IATA: IXE, ICAO: VOML) (also known as Mangaluru International Airport) is an international airport^[6] serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. It is one of 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 was named Bajpe Aerodrome, when it opened on 25 December 1951^[2] by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who arrived on a Douglas DC-3 aircraft.^[2]^[7]

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