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Mangalore Airport,〔(Mangalore Airport to get international tag in December ) The Hindu〕〔(Mangalore, General Information ) official website of airport authority of India〕 formerly known as Bajpe Airport, is an international airport〔(Cabinet grants international airport status to five airports ) ''The Economic Times''. Retrieved 4 October 2012〕 serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. 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.〔 , Mangalore Airport has one of highest year-over-year passenger growth rates in India, with a 54 percent growth in international passenger traffic.〔http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangalore-airport-flier-traffic-rises-by-21-pc/article5946437.ece〕 ==Overview== The airport is near Bajpe, around northeast of Mangalore city centre. It is on top of a hill, with two tabletop runways (9/27 and 6/24). Only two other airports in India have tabletop runways – Kozhikode and Lengpui. The terminal was very small and had basic facilities; it was renovated in the early 2000s. New seats were added, parking controls were introduced, and additional cafes were opened. The airport was initially used for limited domestic flights, mainly Mumbai and Bangalore. The operation of international flights started in 2006 with Air India Express flying to Dubai. Mangaluru Airport was a customs airport〔(http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/QResult15.aspx?qref=78747 ) "The Custom airports are Mangalore, ... "〕 for six years, from 3 October 2006 to 3 October 2012, before it was granted the status of International Airport. Until 2005, the small 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 was the first aircraft in that class to land on the new runway. 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.〔(Airbus 310 Cynosure of All Eyes at Mangalore Airport ) DaijiWorld.com accessdate 28 September 2012〕 Airport has seen double digit growth in passenger traffic after introducing international flights. , the airport had a growth of 21.51 per cent in passenger handling during 2013–14, with 54 per cent growth in international traffic. It has handled 1,255,000 passengers in 2013–14 against 1,032,000 in 2012–13.〔 The airport is expected to handle 900,000 passengers in 2025. In 2011–12 the airport had a revenue of 42.64 crores and an operating profit of 87.6 million,〔() The Hindu Business Line 1 May 2013〕 up from 8.3 million in 2006–07. In 2012–13 the airport handled a landmark 1.02 million passengers with 11,940 aircraft movements.〔 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.〔 In 2013–14 it handled a 1.25 million passengers with revenues of Rs 638.9 million.〔(MIA handles record passengers during 2013–14 at a growth of 21.71%. ) Times of India 24 April 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mangalore Airport (India)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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