List of airports in Andhra Pradesh

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Airports in Andhra Pradesh


Andhra Pradesh, a state of India, has airports which have access to international flights, domestic and some non used airstrips for emergency purposes. All the airports in Andhra Pradesh are operated by either Airports Authority of India[1][2] or Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Ltd. (APADCL).[3]

Andhra Pradesh Airports provides services to tourists and the state population commuting to different parts of the state. Visakhapatnam Airport and Vijayawada Airport are the International Airports and gets the major attention for commercial reasons. Tirupati Airport is an international airport which serve major pilgrim population . Other airports in the state with domestic flights are located at Kurnool, Kadapa, Puttaparthi, Rajahmundry which are in operation.[4]

Contents[edit]

This list contains the following information:

  1. Area served – Town or city where the airport is located. This may not always be an exact location as some airports are situated in the periphery of the town/city they serve.
  2. ICAO – The four letter airport code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization. ICAO codes for India start with VA [West Zone - Mumbai Center], VE [East Zone - Kolkata Center], VI [North Zone - Delhi Center] and VO [South Zone - Chennai Center]
  3. IATA – The three letter airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association
  4. Airport Type – Type of the airport, including the terminology used by Airports Authority of India,[5] as per the first table below
  5. Airport Functional Status – Functional status of the airport as per the second table below
Airport Type Description
International Airport which handles both international and domestic traffic.
International (CE) A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle international and domestic traffic.
Customs Airport with customs checking and clearance facility and handles domestic traffic throughout the year. A very limited number of international flights also operate from some of these customs airports for a limited period of time.
Domestic Airport which handles only domestic traffic.
Domestic (CE) A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle domestic traffic.
Airstrip A strip of ground set aside for the take-off and landing of aircraft.
Private An airport, airfield or airstrip owned by individuals, trusts and corporations and are for private use only.
Flying School An airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots.
Airport Functional Status Description
Operational Implies airport has active commercial service for public use airports
Non Operational Implies airport currently has no active commercial service but had or will have commercial service
Closed Implies airport can no longer be operational for commercial service
Proposed/Under Construction Implies airport is proposed or under construction

List[edit]

List of airports in Andhra Pradesh[6]
Area served Airport name IATA ICAO Airport type Airport functional status Owned/Operated Ref.
Dagadarthi Nellore Airport — — Domestic Planned APADCL
Donakonda Donakonda Airport — VODK Airstrip Non Operational AAI
Kadapa Kadapa Airport CDP VOCP Domestic Operational AAI
Kurnool Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport KJB VOKU Domestic Operational APADCL
Puttaparthi Sri Sathya Sai Airport PUT VOPN Private Operational SSSCT
Rajahmundry Rajahmundry Airport RJA VORY Domestic Operational AAI
Tirupati Tirupati Airport TIR VOTP International Operational AAI
Macherla Nagarjuna Sagar Airport — VONS Flying School Non Operational AAI
Vijayawada Vijayawada International Airport VGA VOBZ International Operational AAI
Visakhapatnam Bhogapuram International Airport — — International Under Construction GMR Group [7]
Visakhapatnam International Airport VTZ VOVZ International (CE) Operational Indian Navy – AAI

Gallery[edit]

  • Visakhapatnam International Airport
    Visakhapatnam International Airport
  • Vijayawada International Airport
    Vijayawada International Airport
  • Tirupati Airport
    Tirupati Airport
  • Kurnool Airport
    Kurnool Airport
  • Rajahmundry Airport
    Rajahmundry Airport
  • Kadapa Airport
    Kadapa Airport

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Airports governance in AP". Airport Authority of India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Airport map locator". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. ^ "APADCL".
  4. ^ "Airports In Andhra Pradesh". discoveredindia. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Airport Authority of India". Aai.aero. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. ^ "List of Airports in Southern India:". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  7. ^ "GMR Group to invest Rs 5,000 cr on Bhogapuram Airport in Andhra Pradesh: GM Rao". The Economic Times. 3 March 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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