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 or Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Ltd. (APADCL).
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. Other airports in the state with domestic flights are located at Kurnool, Kadapa, Puttaparthi, and Rajahmundry, which are in operation.
Classification
This list contains the following information:
- 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.
- IATA – The three letter airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association
- ICAO – The four letter airport code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization. ICAO codes for Andhra Pradesh start with VO .
- Owned/operated – Authority owning or operating the airport
- Airport type – Type of airport, including the terminology used by Airports Authority of India, as per the table below:
| Airport type | Description |
|---|---|
| International | Airport 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 |
| Customs | Airport 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. |
| Domestic | Airport 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 |
| Airstrip | A strip of ground set aside for the take-off and landing of aircraft |
| Private | An airport, airfield or airstrip owned by individuals, trusts and corporations and for private use only |
| Flying school | An airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots |
Functional status of the airport, as per the table below:
| Functional status | Description |
|---|---|
| Operational | Implies airport has active commercial service for public use airports |
| Non-operational | Implies airport currently has no active commercial service but had or will have commercial service |
| Closed | Implies airport can no longer be operational for commercial service |
| Proposed/under construction | Implies airport is proposed or under construction |
List
| Area served | Location | Name | IATA | ICAO | Type | Functional status | Owned/operated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donakonda | Donakonda | Donakonda Airport | — | VODK | Airstrip | Non-operational | AAI |
| Guntur | Macherla | Nagarjuna Sagar Airport | — | VONS | Flying school | Non-operational | AAI |
| Kadapa | Kadapa | Kadapa Airport | CDP | VOCP | Domestic | Operational | AAI |
| Kuppam | Kuppam | Kuppam Airport | — | — | Domestic | Planned | APADCL |
| Kurnool | Orvakal | Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport | KJB | VOKU | Domestic | Operational | APADCL |
| Nellore | Dagadarthi | Nellore Airport | — | — | Domestic | Planned | APADCL |
| Puttaparthi | Puttaparthi | Sri Sathya Sai Airport | PUT | VOPN | Private | Operational | SSSCT |
| Rajahmundry | Madhurapudi | Rajahmundry Airport | RJA | VORY | Domestic | Operational | AAI |
| Tirupati | Renigunta | Tirupati International Airport | TIR | VOTP | International | Operational | AAI |
| Vijayawada | Gannavaram | Vijayawada International Airport | VGA | VOBZ | International | Operational | AAI |
| Visakhapatnam | Bhogapuram | Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport | — | VOVV | International | Under construction | APADCL GMR Group |
| Gopalapatnam | Visakhapatnam International Airport | VTZ | VOVZ | International (CE) | Operational | AAI Indian Navy |
Gallery
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Visakhapatnam International Airport
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Vijayawada International Airport
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Tirupati Airport
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Rajahmundry Airport
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Kadapa Airport
References
- "Airports governance in AP". Airport Authority of India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "Airport map locator". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "APADCL".
- "Airports In Andhra Pradesh". discoveredindia. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "Airport Authority of India". Aai.aero. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "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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