Mangalore Airport is located west
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...
,
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
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,
Australia. The airport is about 2 hours north of
Melbourne
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by road, and is home to the Helicopter Pilot College, Kestrel Aviation and Moorabbin Aviation Services (Mangalore Campus).
History
It was established in 1939 for training
Royal Australian Air Force
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pilots. In 1947 it became a civil airfield and until 1970 it was an alternate for
Essendon Airport
Essendon Fields Airport , colloquially known by its former name Essendon Airport, is a public airport serving scheduled commercial, corporate-jet, charter and general aviation flights. It is located next to the intersection of the Tullamarin ...
.
From November 2007 to April 2009, the airport was home to the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) owned by
Regional Express Airlines
Regional Express Pty. Ltd., trading as Rex Airlines (and as Regional Express Airlines on regional routes), is an Australian airline based in Mascot, New South Wales. It operates scheduled regional and domestic services. It is Australia's large ...
. 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
* On 29 December 1948, an empty
Australian National Airways
Australian National Airways (ANA) was Australia's predominant aerial carrier from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s.
The Holyman's Airways period
On 19 March 1932 Flinders Island Airways began a regular aerial service using the Desoutter Mk.I ...
Douglas DC-3 from
Launceston crashed short of the runway after diverting from Essendon. The aircraft was badly damaged but the crew was unhurt.
* On 31 October 1954, the first
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs. A design requirement from the Brabazon Committee, it entered service in 1953 and was the first turboprop-powered airliner.
The Vi ...
aircraft delivered to Australia crashed on take-off for a training flight only days after its arrival in Australia, killing 3 of the 7 people on board.
"Viscount Crashes"
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The Piper PA-44 Seminole is an American twin-engined light aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft.
The PA-44 is a development of the Piper Cherokee single-engined aircraft and is primarily used for multi-engined flight training.Montgomer ...
and a Beechcraft D95A collided mid-air resulting in four fatalities,
See also
* List of airports in Victoria
References
Airports in Victoria (Australia)
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