DGCA renews aerodrome license of Mangaluru International Airport for 5 years

Mangaluru: The Director General of Civil Aviation has extended the aerodrome license for Mangaluru International Airport. The DGCA had initially granted an aerodrome license to Mangaluru International Airport Ltd, which operates Mangaluru International Airport on September 16, 2021, for a six-month period up to March 15, 2022. It attests that the aerodrome adheres to exacting standards encompassing management protocols, operational procedures, physical attributes, obstacle assessment and mitigation, visual aids, as well as rescue and firefighting measures, in accordance with the Civil Aviation Requirement section stipulations of the civil aviation regulator. "The aerodrome license grants the airport operator full authority over airport management as per the concession agreement," the airport spokesperson added.