Shivamogga, Feb 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive to inaugurate the Shivamogga Airport today which is named as Kuvempu, he would announce the name after inaugurating the airport. The second biggest in the state after the International Airport in Bangalore.
It is located at Sogane, 8.8km from Shivamogga and 8.2km from Bhadravathi. The new airport has been developed at a cost of Rs 450crore. The lotus shaped passenger Terminal building of the airport can handle 300 passengers per hour.