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]

Contents

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 get the major attention for commercial reasons. Tirupati Airport is an international airport which serve major pilgrim population.[ clarification needed ] Other airports in the state with domestic flights are located at Kurnool, Kadapa, Puttaparthi, and Rajahmundry, which are in operation. [4]

Classification

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. IATA – The three letter airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association
  3. ICAO – The four letter airport code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization. ICAO codes for Andhra Pradesh start with VO [South Zone - Chennai Center].
  4. Owned/operated – Authority owning or operating the airport
  5. Airport type – Type of airport, including the terminology used by Airports Authority of India, [5] as per the 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 for private use only
Flying schoolAn airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots

Functional status of the airport, as per the table below:

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

List

List of airports in Andhra Pradesh [6]
Area servedLocationNameIATAICAOTypeFunctional statusOwned/operated
Donakonda Donakonda Donakonda Airport —VODKAirstripNon-operational AAI
Guntur Macherla Nagarjuna Sagar Airport —VONSFlying schoolNon-operational AAI
Kadapa Kadapa Kadapa Airport CDPVOCPDomesticOperational AAI
Kuppam KuppamCBN Kuppam Airport——DomesticPlanned APADCL
Kurnool Orvakal Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport KJBVOKUDomesticOperational APADCL
Nellore Dagadarthi Nellore Airport ——DomesticPlanned APADCL
Puttaparthi Puttaparthi Sri Sathya Sai Airport PUTVOPNPrivateOperational SSSCT
Rajahmundry Madhurapudi Rajahmundry Airport RJAVORYDomesticOperational AAI
Tirupati Renigunta Tirupati International Airport TIRVOTPInternationalOperational AAI
Vijayawada Gannavaram Vijayawada International Airport VGAVOBZInternationalOperational AAI
Visakhapatnam Bhogapuram Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport —VOVVInternationalUnder construction APADCL
GMR Group
Gopalapatnam Visakhapatnam International Airport VTZVOVZInternational (CE)Operational AAI
Indian Navy

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.
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