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).[3]
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 gets 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, Rajahmundry which are in operation.[4]
This list contains the following information:
Airport Type | Description | |
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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 are for private use only. | |
Flying School | An airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots. |
6. Functional status – Functional status of the airport, as per the table below:
Functional status | Description | |
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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 |
Location | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Functional status | Owned/Operated | |
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Donakonda | Donakonda | Donakonda Airport | VODK | Airstrip | 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 |
Guntur | Macherla | Nagarjuna Sagar Airport | VONS | Flying School | Non Operational | AAI | |
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 Airport | TIR | VOTP | International | Operational | AAI |
Vijayawada | Gannavaram | Vijayawada International Airport | VGA | VOBZ | International | Operational | AAI |
Visakhapatnam | Bhogapuram | GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport | International | Under Construction | GMR Group | ||
Gopalapatnam | Visakhapatnam International Airport | VTZ | VOVZ | International (CE) | Operational | Indian NavyAAI | |