{"id":5444,"date":"2022-02-26T20:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T12:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/?post_type=listing&p=5444"},"modified":"2022-02-26T20:34:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T12:34:04","slug":"mangalore-airport-vic","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/mangalore-airport-vic\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangalore Airport VIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mangalore Airport<\/strong> VIC<\/strong> is located 2\u00a0NM (3.7\u00a0km) west of the town of Mangalore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Airport is a purpose-built training facility north-east of Melbourne\u2019s international airport, that meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a number of metropolitan and regional airports within less than an hour\u2019s flying distance providing ready access to controlled, and un-controlled airspace, no flight curfew, and stable weather conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mangalore and the surrounding Hume Region<\/a><\/strong> is the perfect base for trainee pilots to build confidence and skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The History of Mangalore Airport<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The airport was established in 1939 for training Royal Australian Air Force<\/a> pilots. In 1947 it became a civil airfield and until 1970 it was an alternate for Essendon Airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From November 2007 to April 2009, the airport was home to the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) owned by Regional Express Airlines<\/a>. AAPA relocated to Wagga Airport<\/a>, New South Wales in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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