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Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport

Shimoga, India

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The Essence of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport

RQY

Location

Shimoga · KA · India

Position

13.858°, 75.619° · 2017 ft elev.

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Gateway to the Malnad region of Karnataka, India.

Opened

2021

Location

Shimoga, India

Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport, designated IATA code RQY and ICAO code VOSH, serves Shimoga (also known as Shivamogga), a city in the central Karnataka state of India. The airport is named after the renowned Kannada poet Kuvempu, who was a native of the Shimoga district. The airport was developed to improve air connectivity to the Malnad and northern Karnataka regions, which previously lacked direct commercial air links. It is operated under the Airports Authority of India (AAI) framework. Commercial operations have been supported under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) regional connectivity scheme, which aims to make air travel affordable and accessible to smaller Indian cities.

Terminals

The airport has a single terminal building designed to handle regional domestic passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

The airport is located approximately 6 kilometres from Shimoga city centre, accessible primarily by road via taxis and private vehicles.

Airlines here

Alliance Air and IndiGo have operated services at this airport under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme.

Notable facts

›Named after celebrated Kannada poet and Jnanpith Award winner Kuvempu (K.V. Puttappa).
›Flights operate under India's UDAN regional connectivity scheme.
›The airport serves the Malnad region, known for its dense forests and coffee plantations.
›Shimoga is also known as Shivamogga following an official renaming.
›The airport is managed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

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