Mangalore Airport (Victoria)
| Mangalore Airport | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: 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°ECoordinates: 36°53′18″S 145°11′03″E / 36.88833°S 145.18417°E | ||
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| 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.
Accidents and incidents
- On 31 October 1954, the first Vickers Viscount 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.[2][3]
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References
- ^ a b YMNG – Mangalore (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 7 March 2013, Aeronautical Chart
- ^ "Viscount Crashes" The Argus - 1 November 1954, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-07-01
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
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