The airport was built by the Princely State of Mysore in 1940. During its first several decades, Mysore Airport served various functions. Government officials such as Jawaharlal Nehru landed at the airfield, and the National Cadet Corps used it to train glider pilots. The Hindu introduced passenger flights to Bangalore in May 1965. Vayudoot also flew to Bangalore between April 1985 and September 1989. The airport had two grass runways and was capable of handling Douglas DC-3s and similar planes at the time. In 2005, the Karnataka government and the Airports Authority of India reached an agreement to renovate the airport. A new terminal and a runway designed for aircraft like the ATR 72 were built. The project cost ?82 crore (US$8.5 million) and was completed in September 2009. The airport was inaugurated by Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa in May 2010. Five months later, Kingfisher Airlines started a flight to Bangalore. most important point is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel started his accession of princely states into union of india from this airport with the grace os HH Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, who, on Nehru's request, offered his 2 seater plane with pilot & arrangement of fuel.