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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, Kestrel Aviation and Moorabbin Aviation Services (Mangalore Campus).

Mangalore Airport
  • IATA: HEMS
  • ICAO: YMNG
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMangalore Airport Pty Ltd
LocationMangalore, Victoria
Elevation AMSL467 ft / 142 m
Coordinates36°53′18″S 145°11′03″E
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]

History


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.

In June 2017 Moorabbin Aviation Services Pty Ltd established a campus at Mangalore Airport where they undertake pilot training of international students. One of their major clients being China Southern Airlines, training their airline cadets.


Accidents and incidents



See also



References


  1. YMNG – Mangalore (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2022-03-24, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  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.
  7. Eddie, Rachel; Sakkal, Paul; Fox Koob, Simone (19 February 2020). "'Tragedy': Four dead after two planes crash in mid-air over central Victoria". The Age. Retrieved 24 February 2020.





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