Vijayawada Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | AAI | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
| Location | Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°31′44″N 80°47′45″E / 16.52889°N 80.79583°ECoordinates: 16°31′44″N 80°47′45″E / 16.52889°N 80.79583°E | ||||||||||
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| Passenger movements | 6,50,463 ( 61%) |
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| Aircraft movements | 11,631 (51%) |
Vijayawada Airport (IATA: VGA, ICAO: VOBZ) is a public airport serving Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. The airport is located at Gannavaram 13 KM from Vijayawada, where National Highway 16 connecting Chennai to Kolkata pass through. Due to an increase in air traffic from the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, the Airports Authority of India is developing and making infrastructural changes to the airport. Its runway was extended in 2011, allowing for the operation of bigger aircraft and a new terminal, built at a cost of Rs. 137 crore, was inaugurated in January 2017.
The airfield located at Gannavaram (Kesarapalli) served as an army base during the World War II, after which it was converted into a civilian airport. Air Deccan introduced a daily service between Hyderabad and Vijayawada in September 2003. Until 2011, the airport had only four flights a day operated by Kingfisher Airlines. In 2011, flag carrier Air India and private airlines Spicejet and Jet Airways introduced direct flights from to the airport. Air Costa, a regional airline started operations in October 2013, with Vijayawada as its operational hub.
The airport covers an area of 537 acres (217 ha) and the runway is 2,286 metres (7,500 ft) long. The airport has parking bays for four ATR 72/Bombardier Q400, and two for Boeing 737/Airbus A320. Construction of ten more parking bays is in progress which would complete by June 2017.
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