It was built in 1930 and was commissioned by the last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, along with another one at Solapur, to boost the paper industry at Kagaznagar and the Azam Zahi Mills at Warangal. The Mamnoor airport provided the landing facility for high profile leaders until 1981, and during the Indo-China war, it served as a hangar for government aircraft as theDelhi airport was the target of the enemy. This apart, many cargo and Vayudoot services also used it as their base. At present, the airport has become defunct.
