Mangalore Airport is located 2 NM west of Avenel, Victoria, Australia. The airport is about 2 hours north of Melbourne by road, and is home to Inbound Aviation (Mangalore Campus)

History

Mangalore Airport was established in 1939 for training Royal Australian Air Force pilots. In 1947 it became a civil airfield, and until 1970 it was an alternative to Essendon Airport. From November 2007 to April 2009, the airport was home to the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA), owned by Regional Express Airlines. AAPA relocated to Wagga Airport, New South Wales, in 2009. From June 2017 to January 2023, Moorabbin Aviation Services Pty Ltd established a campus at Mangalore Airport where they undertook pilot training of international students. One of their major clients was China Southern Airlines, training their airline cadets. In February 2023, Inbound Aviation established a campus at Mangalore Airport, where they began to undertake pilot training of Australian students.

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