List of airports in Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh, a state on east coast of southern India, has airports which have access to both international and domestic flights. Airports Authority of India operates 4 functional Airports in the state[1][2] while Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited and GVIAL operate 1 each.
Andhra Pradesh Airports provides services to tourists and the state population commuting to different parts of the state. Tirupati Airport is an international airport that serves the city, which receives a large pilgrim population.[3] Bhogapuram Airport and Vijayawada Airport are international airports with scheduled international services. Other airports in the state with domestic flights are located at Rajahmundry, Kurnool and Kadapa.[4] Sri Sathya Sai Airport and Visakhapatnam International Airportare open for chartered flights.
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 [South Zone - Chennai Center].
- Owned/operated – Authority owning or operating the airport
- Airport type – Type of airport, including the terminology used by Airports Authority of India,[5] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guntur | Amaravati | Amaravati International Airport | — | — | International | Proposed[7][8][9] | APADCL |
| Kadapa | Kadapa | Kadapa Airport | CDP | VOCP | Domestic | Operational | AAI |
| Kurnool | Orvakal | Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport | KJB | VOKU | Domestic | Operational | APADCL |
| Nellore | Dagadarthi | Nellore Airport | — | — | Domestic | Proposed | APADCL |
| Palnadu | Macherla | Nagarjuna Sagar Airport | — | VONS | Flying school | Non-operational | AAI |
| Prakasam | Donakonda | Donakonda Airport | — | VODK | Airstrip | Non-operational | AAI |
| Puttaparthi | Puttaparthi | Sri Sathya Sai Airport | PUT | VOPN | Private | Operational | SSSCT |
| Rajahmundry | Madhurapudi | Rajahmundry Airport | RJA | VORY | Domestic | Operational | AAI |
| Tirupati | Renigunta | Tirupati Airport | TIR | VOTP | International | Operational | AAI |
| Vijayawada | Gannavaram | Vijayawada International Airport | VGA | VOBZ | International | Operational | AAI |
| Visakhapatnam | Bhogapuram | Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport | VTZ[10] | VOVI | International | Operational | APADCL/GVIAL |
| Gopalapatnam | INS Dega | — | VOVZ | Customs | Operational[11][12] | Indian Navy |
See also
Gallery
Visakhapatnam International Airport
Vijayawada International Airport
Tirupati Airport
Rajahmundry Airport
Kadapa Airport
