Mangalore Airport (Victoria)

Mangalore Airport
IATA: noneICAO: YMNG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Mangalore Airport Pty Ltd
Location Mangalore, Victoria
Elevation AMSL 467 ft / 142 m
Coordinates 36°53′18″S 145°11′03″E / 36.88833°S 145.18417°E / -36.88833; 145.18417Coordinates: 36°53′18″S 145°11′03″E / 36.88833°S 145.18417°E / -36.88833; 145.18417
Map
YMNG

Location in Victoria

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,027 6,650 Asphalt
18/36 1,461 4,793 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Mangalore Airport (ICAO: YMNG) is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west[1] Mangalore, Victoria, Australia. The airport is about 2 hours north of Melbourne by road, and is home to the Helicopter Pilot College and Kestrel Aviation.

It was established in 1939 for training Royal Australian Air Force pilots. In 1947 it became a civil airfield and until 1970 it was an alternate for Essendon Airport.[2]

From November 2007 to April 2009, the airport was home to the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) owned by Regional Express Airlines.[3] AAPA relocated to Wagga Airport, New South Wales in 2009.

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 YMNG – Mangalore (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014, Aeronautical Chart
  2. "New airport at Mangalore to open soon". The Argus. 28 May 1947. p. 29.
  3. "REX TO CONSTRUCT PILOT ACADEMY AT WAGGA WAGGA". Regional Express Holdings Limited. 18 February 2009.
  4. "Amazing Escape When Airliner Crashes". The Daily News. 29 December 1948. p. 1.
  5. "Viscount Crashes" The Argus - 1 November 1954, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-07-01
  6. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 September 2009.


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