Airports / India / RQY
Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport
VOSH / RQYShimoga, IndiaELEV 2,017 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
69 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mangaluru International Airport (IXE).
Overview
Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport (VOSH / RQY) is a mid-sized airport serving Shimoga, India. The field lies at an elevation of 2,017 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
RQY has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Mangaluru International Airport (IXE, 69 nm), Hubballi Airport (HBX, 95 nm), and Bellary Airport (BEP, 107 nm).
Quotes for flights out of RQY vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Sogane and Shivamogga. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from RQY, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VOSH
IATA
RQY
FAA / Local
VOSH
Elevation
2,017 ft
Coordinates
13.8580° N · 75.6189° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 2,017 ft, RQY sits higher than 87% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 69nmIXEMangaluru International AirportMangaluru
- 95nmHBXHubballi AirportHubballi
- 107nmBEPBellary AirportBellary
- 115nmMYQMysore AirportMysore
- 117nmCNNKannur International AirportKannur
- 128nmPUTSri Sathya Sai AirportPuttaparthi
Location
Open the full mapIN-0301 · Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport · Shimoga, India