Tirupati Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tirupati | ||||||||||
| Location | Renigunta, Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 350 ft / 107 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°38′16″N 079°32′50″E / 13.63778°N 79.54722°ECoordinates: 13°38′16″N 079°32′50″E / 13.63778°N 79.54722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | aai |
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| Passenger Movements | 4, 09,324( 35.2%) |
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Tirupati Airport, (IATA: TIR, ICAO: VOTP) is a public airport located at Renigunta, a suburb of Tirupati in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The airport is located 14 km (8.7 mi) away from Tirupati and 39 km (24 mi) from Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala.
Tirupati airport was established in the year 1976. Then Prime Minister of India, P. V. Narasimha Rao laid the foundation stone for a new terminal building, run way expansion and a radio tower in 1993 at a cost of ₹11 crore (US$1.7 million). The upgraded airport was opened for passenger traffic in 1999 by then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
A new integrated terminal referred to as Garuda Terminal was constructed besides the existing domestic terminal in an area of 16,500 square metres (178,000 sq ft) at a cost of ₹175 crore (US$27 million). The terminal can handle 500 domestic and 200 International Passengers at a time. The foundation stone for the Terminal was laid in October 2010 by Manmohan Singh, the then Prime Minister of India. Construction began in 2012, and the terminal was inaugurated on 22 October 2015 by present Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. There are plans to upgrade Tirupati Airport to International status.
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