Visakhapatnam Airport
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Visakhapatnam International Airport విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం Viśākhapaṭnaṃ Antararāṣṭrīya Vimānāśrayaṃ |
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Navy | ||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Visakhapatnam | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°43′16″N 083°13′28″E / 17.72111°N 83.22444°ECoordinates: 17°43′16″N 083°13′28″E / 17.72111°N 83.22444°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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Source: AAI,
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| Passenger movements | 1,804,634 ( 64.1%) |
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| Aircraft movements | 16,739 (46.3%) |
| Cargo tonnage | 2,960 (5.2%) |
Visakhapatnam Airport (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VOVZ) is a customs airport located in Visakhapatnam, India. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) from Visakhapatnam and operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Navy air base named INS Dega. The airport has experienced significant growth since the beginning of the 21st century, with the construction of a new terminal and runway; and commencing of international flights to Dubai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
In 1981, the airport commenced civilian operations with one flight per day. The original runway was 6,000 ft (1,800 m) long and a new 10,007 ft (3,050 m)-long and 60 m (200 ft)-wide runway was inaugurated on 15 June 2007 to accommodate medium-sized and wide body aircraft, with the installation and calibration of an instrument landing system (ILS) on Runway 28 as well. Used initially only for military operations, the ILS became operational for commercial aircraft from 30 March 2008. A new terminal building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009 and became operational on 27 March that year.
The airport has two adjacent terminals. Currently the integrated terminal handles both international and domestic flights. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has converted the old terminal into a cargo complex.
As part of a program to modernize 35 non-metro airports, AAI constructed a state-of-the-art integrated passenger terminal adjacent to the old terminal, at a cost of ₹1 billion (US$15 million). The new terminal building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009. A total of 350 acres (140 ha) land area was used for the project. The terminal has an area of 20,470 m2 (220,300 sq ft) and can handle 375 passengers on arrival and 750 on departure at a time. It has three jet bridges and the original apron with parking bays for two aircraft was expanded with bays for another six; one to handle Airbus A340- or Boeing 747-400-sized aircraft; three for medium-sized aircraft; and two to handle regional aircraft such as the ATR 72. There are three remote aircraft parking bays and an isolation bay at the end of Runway 10/28 as well.
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