Telangana, India has one commercial airport which has access to international flights along with some non-used airstrips for emergency purposes. [1] [2]
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport under the governance of Airport Authority of India is the only airport in state of Telangana with connections to domestic and international destinations.
The list includes the domestic, military and non-operational airports with their respective ICAO and IATA codes.
Sl. No. | Location | Airport name | ICAO | IATA | Operator | Category | Role |
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1 | Shamshabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | VOHS | HYD | GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited | International Airport | Commercial |
Closed airports | |||||||
2 | Begumpet | Begumpet Airport | VOHY | BPM | Airports Authority of India | — | No scheduled commercial air service |
3 | Warangal | Warangal Airport | VOWA | WGC | Airports Authority of India | — | It remained in service until 1981. |
4 | Ramagundam | Ramagundam Airport | VORD | RMD | Airports Authority of India and Adithya Birla | — | It remained in service until 1995. |
Indian Air Force airports | |||||||
5 | Dundigal | Dundigal Air Force Academy | Indian Air Force | — | Indian Air Force | ||
6 | Hakimpet | Hakimpet Air Force Station | VODG | Indian Air Force | — | Indian Air Force | |
Proposed airports | |||||||
7 | Nizamabad | Nizamabad Airport | — | ||||
8 | Kothagudem | Kothagudem Airport | — | ||||
Other airports | |||||||
9 | Nadergul | Nadirgul Airfield | — | Non-operational |
Source: Airports Authority of India [3]
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