--- iata: IXE name: Mangaluru International Airport city: Mangaluru country: India lastUpdated: '2026-09-08' officialWebsite: 'https://mangaluru.adaniairports.com/en' sources: - 'https://mangaluru.adaniairports.com/en' - 'https://mangaluru.adaniairports.com/en/airport-services/lounges' - 'https://mangaluru.adaniairports.com/en/airport-facilities/transport' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangalore_International_Airport' - >- https://sansad.in/getFile/lsapps/loksabhaquestions/annex/188/AU3124_xAfAHR.pdf - >- https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangaluru-international-airport-handled-585174-tonnes-of-cargo-during-2025-26-says-union-government/article71327203.ece - >- https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/digiyatra-usage-up-at-mangaluru-international-airport/article70283532.ece - >- https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/bengaluru/mangaluru-airport-leads-nation-with-30-digiyatra-adoption-in-oct-1024034 - >- https://www.aci-asiapac.aero/media-centre/news/civil-aviation-minister-e-inaugurates-udan-yatri-cafe-digitally-rolls-out-digiyatra-at-mangaluru - >- https://thecanarapost.com/2025/10/26/mangaluru-airport-aims-for-better-connectivity-in-winter-schedule-2025/ - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india' - 'https://www.adanione.com/lounges' quickFacts: - >- Mangaluru International Airport (IATA IXE / ICAO VOML; also styled Mangalore International Airport / Bajpe) is coastal Karnataka’s Adani-operated tabletop-runway gateway on Bajpe Main Road / Kenjar, about 13–15 km northeast of Mangaluru city centre. Owner of record is the Airports Authority of India (AAI); operator is Mangaluru International Airport Limited (MgIAL / Adani) under a 50-year PPP concession (agreement 14 Feb 2020; COD 31 Oct 2020). Official passenger site: https://mangaluru.adaniairports.com/en. Screenshot IXE (VOML) ≠ BLR (Bengaluru) ≠ GOI (Dabolim / Goa) ≠ GOX (Mopa) ≠ CCJ (Kozhikode) ≠ CNN (Kannur) — the wrong west-coast IATA is a multi-hour road day, not an airside hop. Passenger product is civil Adani; an Indian Coast Guard air station occupies space at the old terminal apron — treat that as a shared airfield footnote, not a reason to invent a military-only passenger enclave. - >- One New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB / “Terminal 1” on operator lounge copy) handles scheduled domestic and international flows. MoCA Lok Sabha reply (6 Aug 2026) cites a passenger terminal of about 48,572 m² with published passenger handling capacity of 3.2 MPPA, plus an integrated cargo terminal designed for about 9,000 t per annum. Wikipedia’s construction history: trial domestic ops 16 Dec 2009; inauguration 15 May 2010; civil ops from 2 Aug 2010 after Air India Express Flight 812 delayed the planned July opening. Adani One FAQ copy that invents a separate “Terminal 2 domestic inaugurated 2015” campus for Mangaluru is boilerplate conflict — trust the live single NITB campus and boarding-pass SHA, not a dual-hall myth. Old terminal / Coast Guard apron is not today’s check-in map. Master- plan talk of a future New Terminal Building (~183k m² / ~22.5 MPPA in concession briefs) remains future capacity, not today’s boarding. - >- Traffic (MoCA Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.3124 answered 6 Aug 2026; Hindu 10 Aug 2026): FY 2025–26 handled about 2.56 million passengers, 18,917 air traffic movements, and 5,851.74 t cargo. MoCA also cites ACI Level 5 Customer Experience Accreditation and an ASQ “World’s Best Airport for Arrivals” recognition. Wikipedia’s AAI-annex compilation for the same fiscal year prints 2,548,088 passengers (+8.8%), 17,923 movements (+6.9%), and 2,413.4 t cargo (+9.1%) — prefer the MoCA Lok Sabha / Hindu cargo and ATM figures when the two diverge, and prefer clearly dated AAI annex PDFs when auditing passenger totals to the last digit. - >- Airfield: primary runway 06/24 — MoCA Lok Sabha (6 Aug 2026) cites 2,330 m × 45 m; Wikipedia / older AIP-style summaries still list about 2,450 m × 45 m asphalt (opened 10 May 2006). Confirm live AIP declared distances before performance-limited departures. Secondary / historic tabletop strip 09/27 about 1,615 m × asphalt is not the jet passenger default. Elevation about 103 m / 338 ft. IXE is one of India’s handful of tabletop runway fields (with Kozhikode and Lengpui often cited alongside). DigiYatra is live for domestic passengers: trials from June 2024; formal digital launch with Udan Yatri Café e-inauguration Feb 2026 (ACI Asia-Pacific / MgIAL); Oct 2025 domestic DigiYatra adoption about 30% (22,779 of 75,902 departing domestic passengers — Hindu / Hans India citing MgIAL). International CIQ still needs full immigration / customs buffers. - >- Lounges (Sep 2026 check): Priority Pass’s India airport directory has no Mangaluru / Mangalore / Bajpe / IXE soft-lounge pin — live PP soft directory = none. Do not invent Plaza Premium / Primus / O'Vetra / Airr / Encalm / Travel Club soft pins from aggregator mirrors. Operator Adani page lists two CIP / Pranaam / paid walk-up rooms inside Terminal 1: Departure CIP Lounge (landside Pre-SHA, left of the check-in / baggage-check hall; open 24 hours; typically up to 3 hours before scheduled departure) and Arrival CIP Lounge (landside after baggage claim, left side after the belt hall; open 24 hours; typically up to 3 hours after arrival). Book / confirm via Adani One / Pranaam desk (operator lists 8951962516 / ixe.pranaam@adani.com). Domestic credit-card lounge plumbing after DreamFolks’ 2025 exit often routes through the Adani One app when a bank still lists Mangaluru — verify the app QR before you clear CISF; that is not a Priority Pass soft room. - >- Ground: prepaid / official airport taxis and signed app-based cabs remain Plan A for the ~13–15 km Bajpe / Kenjar hop into Hampankatta / Pandeshwar / Surathkal / Udupi corridors (often ~35–60 minutes depending on traffic and monsoon; confirm the board / app quote). Operator transport copy mentions buses and “local trains” as city options — Jokatte / Mangalore Central / Mangalore Junction are separate road transfers, not an in-terminal rail or metro platform. There is no passenger metro into the NITB. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Tabletop strip + Gulf banks — DigiYatra helps domestic only detail: >- IXE’s single primary 06/24 tabletop runway, monsoon / low-visibility footnotes, and Gulf-heavy international banks mean schedule slip is not rare. DigiYatra (live for domestic since the 2024–26 rollout) shortens CISF / boarding document friction when enrolled — it does not replace international immigration. Domestic ~2 hours early / international ~3–4 hours early remain the sane defaults on Adani passenger guidance. summary: DigiYatra ≠ immigration; tabletop weather still owns the clock. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One NITB campus — ignore dual-hall boilerplate detail: >- Screenshot IXE ≠ BLR ≠ GOI ≠ GOX ≠ CCJ ≠ CNN before the car leaves Mangaluru / Udupi / Kasargod. All scheduled passengers use the New Integrated Terminal Building. Domestic and international streams share the hall but split for security / CIQ. Old terminal / Coast Guard apron photos and Adani One FAQ text inventing a separate 2015 “Terminal 2 domestic” campus are not today’s boarding map. summary: Single integrated terminal; boarding-pass SHA beats blog maps. category: terminal - label: Food title: Landside sealed water is Plan A — CIP drinks need a booking detail: >- Buy sealed water and snacks landside before CISF. Live Priority Pass soft rooms = none. Adani Departure / Arrival CIP rooms serve food and hot / cold beverages only with CIP / Pranaam / paid walk-up entitlement (confirm Adani One / desk). Udan Yatri Café (pre-check-in departures; snacks from ₹10 on Feb 2026 launch coverage) is a landside cheap-bite footnote, not a lounge. summary: Landside bottles beat airside markup; no PP soft-lounge drinks. category: food - label: Access title: 'Prepaid taxi Plan A — city is ~13–15 km, no terminal metro' detail: >- Use official prepaid taxi counters in arrivals or signed Ola / Uber pickup for Hampankatta, hotels, Surathkal, and Udupi / Manipal day trips. Operator “local trains / buses” language does not put a rail head inside the NITB — Jokatte / Central / Junction remain road transfers. Late nights and oversized luggage default to prepaid / app cabs. summary: Hilltop road hop into Mangaluru; metro is not at the kerb. category: status lounges: - name: Departure CIP Lounge zone: >- Landside Terminal 1 departures — Pre-SHA, left side before the baggage check-in hall (Adani lounges page). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - CIP / Pranaam guests (Adani Pranaam product) - Paid walk-up / Adani One lounge booking when offered - >- Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that still list Mangaluru via Adani One (confirm app QR — not Priority Pass) bestFor: - Domestic or international departures who want a landside sit before CISF - >- Pranaam / CIP guests meeting the operator’s published 3-hour pre-departure window summary: >- Operator Adani CIP / Pranaam / paid landside departure lounge inside the New Integrated Terminal Building. Published open 24 hours; location is Pre-SHA (before the Security Hold Area) on the left of the check-in / baggage-check hall — useless once you are already airside. Facilities listed on the operator page include food and beverage service, free Wi-Fi, flight information, newspapers / magazines, television, and massage chairs, with a typical up-to-3-hour stay before scheduled departure. Live Priority Pass soft directory = none at IXE — do not treat this CIP room as a PP pin. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 / NITB (landside departures) amenities: - Food and beverage / hot and cold drinks listed on operator page - >- Free Wi-Fi / flight information / TV / newspapers / massage chairs listed - Open 24 hours; typical max about 3 hours before departure - Landside Pre-SHA only — not an airside Priority Pass soft room - name: Arrival CIP Lounge zone: >- Landside Terminal 1 arrivals — after baggage claim, left side after the baggage-belt hall (Adani lounges page). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - CIP / Pranaam guests (Adani Pranaam product) - Paid walk-up / Adani One lounge booking when offered - >- Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that still list Mangaluru via Adani One (confirm app QR — not Priority Pass) bestFor: - >- Arriving passengers who want a landside sit after reclaim before the city transfer - Pranaam guests with meet-and-assist already booked summary: >- Operator Adani CIP / Pranaam / paid landside arrival lounge inside the New Integrated Terminal Building. Published open 24 hours; location is after the baggage-claim hall (left side after the belt hall) — arrivals- only, not a departures soft room. Operator copy lists about 3 hours of lounge access after arrival plus food / beverage, Wi-Fi, flight information, TV, newspapers, and massage chairs. Live Priority Pass soft directory = none at IXE. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 / NITB (landside arrivals) amenities: - Food and beverage / hot and cold drinks listed on operator page - >- Free Wi-Fi / flight information / TV / newspapers / massage chairs listed - Open 24 hours; typical max about 3 hours after arrival - Landside after reclaim only — not a Priority Pass soft room waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside sealed water (check-in / departures hall) zone: landside price: >- Typical Indian-airport sealed-bottle markup — confirm shelf tag (often roughly ₹40–80) summary: >- Best default hydration play — buy sealed water landside before CISF so you are not hostage to airside café pricing after the Bajpe hill transfer or a long Gulf CIQ bank. location: >- Convenience and café kiosks in the NITB departures / check-in hall before security (Udan Yatri Café sits in the pre-check-in departures zone) terminal: Terminal 1 / NITB landside isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside retail water zone: airside price: Higher than landside — confirm shelf tag summary: >- Markup backup once you are through security; fine for a top-up, poor as Plan A. location: >- Post-security café and retail units toward domestic / international gates and SHA terminal: Terminal 1 / NITB airside - kind: free name: CIP / Pranaam lounge drinks (with booking) zone: landside summary: >- Hot and cold beverages only with a valid CIP / Pranaam / paid Adani One lounge visit — not a public fountain and not a Priority Pass soft-lounge drink. Departure room is Pre-SHA; arrival room is after reclaim. location: >- Inside the matching Departure or Arrival CIP Lounge on the Adani lounges page terminal: Terminal 1 / NITB landside airportistScore: 6.2 slug: ixe region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/ixe](/airports/ixe). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ixe) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ixe/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) Mangaluru, India · Asia-Pacific Adani-operated coastal Karnataka tabletop-runway gateway at Bajpe — one NITB for domestic and Gulf-heavy international banks, DigiYatra live for domestic travellers, CIP/Pranaam paid landside lounges via Adani One, and no Priority Pass soft room — still a monsoon / short-strip airport where prepaid taxi beats any invented metro. ## Airportist Score **6.2 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 5.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 5.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 4.2 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: ~2.56M passengers / 18,917 ATMs / 5,851.74 t cargo (MoCA Lok Sabha 6 Aug 2026 / Hindu). Wikipedia AAI-annex compilation prints 2,548,088 pax / 17,923 movements / 2,413.4 t — prefer MoCA cargo/ATM when diverging. - Terminals: Single New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB / operator Terminal 1) for domestic + international; MoCA cites ~48,572 m² / 3.2 MPPA. DigiYatra live for domestic (trials Jun 2024; ~30% Oct 2025 adoption). No live Priority Pass soft lounge. - Typical security: 18 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: moderate ## Best for - Mangaluru / Udupi / coastal Karnataka trips ticketed into IXE (not BLR / GOI / GOX / CCJ / CNN) - Gulf / Middle East connections on Air India Express or IndiGo when the PNR matches - Domestic DigiYatra users who want the coastal city airport instead of a Bengaluru connection - Travellers who can use prepaid taxi / signed app cabs and will not invent a metro ## Watch out for - IXE (VOML) ≠ BLR Bengaluru ≠ GOI Dabolim ≠ GOX Mopa ≠ CCJ Kozhikode ≠ CNN Kannur - Tabletop primary runway 06/24 — MoCA 2,330 m vs older ~2,450 m summaries; confirm AIP for performance-limited departures - Live Priority Pass soft directory = none — Adani CIP Departure is landside Pre-SHA; Arrival CIP is after reclaim only - Single strip + monsoon / low-vis footnotes — DigiYatra does not replace international CIQ buffers ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ixe/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ixe/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ixe/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ixe/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ixe/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ixe/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ixe/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ixe/reviews.md)