List of airports in Andhra Pradesh

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List of airports in Andhra Pradesh
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]

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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]

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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/citiy 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 TypeDescription
InternationalAirport 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.
CustomsAirport 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.
DomesticAirport 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.
AirstripA strip of ground set aside for the take-off and landing of aircraft.
PrivateAn airport, airfield or airstrip owned by individuals, trusts and corporations and are for private use only.
Flying SchoolAn airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots.
Airport Functional StatusDescription
OperationalImplies airport has active commercial service for public use airports
Non OperationalImplies airport currently has no active commercial service but had or will have commercial service
ClosedImplies airport can no longer be operational for commercial service
Proposed/Under ConstructionImplies airport is proposed or under construction

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List of airports in Andhra Pradesh [6]
Area servedAirport nameIATAICAOAirport typeAirport functional statusOwned/OperatedRef.
Dagadarthi Nellore Airport ——DomesticPlanned APADCL
Donakonda Donakonda Airport —VODKAirstripNon Operational AAI
Kadapa Kadapa Airport CDPVOCPDomesticOperational AAI
Kurnool Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport KJBVOKUDomesticOperational APADCL
Puttaparthi Sri Sathya Sai Airport PUTVOPNPrivateOperational SSSCT
Rajahmundry Rajahmundry Airport RJAVORYDomesticOperational AAI
Tirupati Tirupati Airport TIRVOTPInternationalOperational AAI
Macherla Nagarjuna Sagar Airport —VONSFlying SchoolNon Operational AAI
Vijayawada Vijayawada International Airport VGAVOBZInternationalOperational AAI
Visakhapatnam Bhogapuram International Airport ——InternationalUnder Construction GMR Group [7]
Visakhapatnam International Airport VTZVOVZInternational (CE)Operational Indian Navy  – AAI

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References

  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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