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Visakhapatnam Airport [5] (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VOVZ), officially known as Visakhapatnam International Airport, is a customs airport in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It also operates as a civil enclave on the Indian Navy airbase, INS Dega. It lies between the city localities of NAD X Road and Gajuwaka. The airport covers an area of 350 acres.
The airport is operated by GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited. The airport is named after Indian Independence revolutionary and freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju. [1] The project site is 44 km away from Visakhapatnam, 23 km away from Vizianagaram and 64 km away from Srikakulam. The airport majorly serves the North Andhra & South ...
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 [1] [2] or Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Ltd. (APADCL).
In 1976, four helipads along with hangars were set up adjacent to the civil airfield. On 12 March 1986, the civilian Visakhapatnam Airport was transferred from the National Airport Authority of India (now, Airports Authority of India) to the Indian Navy. The air station was then designated as Naval Air Station, Visakhapatnam.
India's busiest airports is the list of top fifty busiest commercially operational airports in the country.The tables below contain the busiest airports ranked by the following parameters as per the data published by Airports Authority of India.
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.
Visakhapatnam Metro is a planned metro rail project. [172] Visakhapatnam Airport Terminal. As of 2013, the percentage of transport mode shares in the city are, 18% buses, 9% autos, 15% two-wheelers, 2% cars and 55% non-motorised transport (bicycles and pedestrians).
Visakhapatnam International Airport, situated to the North-East of Andhra Pradesh, is the main gateway for the city's domestic and international civilian air traffic. In 2017–18, the airport handled more than 2.8 million passengers.