Visakhapatnam Airport
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| Visakhapatnam Airport INS Dega Air Station విశాఖపట్నం విమానాశ్రయము |
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| Visakhapatnam International Airport Terminal | |||
| IATA: VTZ – ICAO: VEVZ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Indian Navy Airports Authority of India |
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| Serves | Visakhapatnam | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 17°43′16″N 083°13′28″E / 17.72111°N 83.22444°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 6,000 | 1828.8 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 10,500 | 3,200 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Passengers | 600,000[1] | ||
Visakhapatnam Airport (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VEVZ) is located 7 km (4.3 mi) from Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is controlled by the Indian Navy which carries out air traffic control as well as provides support for flying operations for both military and civil aviation.
The runway was originally 6,000 ft (1,800 m) and Indian Union Minister of State for Mines T Subbirami Reddy inaugurated the newly constructed 10,500 ft (3,200 m) and 60 m (200 ft) wide runway at the Vizag Airport on 15 June 2007.
With the installation and calibration of the instrument landing system, Visakhapatnam got night landing capabilities in July 2007, with the Dornier of the Indian Navy taking off from the new landing facility.
The night landing facility became operational from 30 March 2008 for commercial airlines with SpiceJet being the first airline to use the facility.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Domestic Services
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air India Regional | Chennai, Delhi |
| Indian Airlines | Hyderabad, Mumbai |
| JetLite | Chennai, Delhi, Kolkota, Hyderabad, Mumbai |
| Kingfisher Airlines | Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Tirupati |
| Paramount Airways | Bangalore |
| SpiceJet | Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai |
[edit] Cargo Services
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Crescent Air Cargo | Chennai, Kolkata |
| Expo Aviation | Colombo |
[edit] Helicopter Services
| Service | Destinations |
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| Heligo Charters | Off-Shore Operations |
[edit] Future Plans
A memorandum of understanding between the Airports Authority of India and Sathyabama University has been signed to bring Falcon Airlines of England to start a Flying Club and Aeronautical Institute.
[edit] New Terminal Building
The new terminal was inaugurated on 20 February 2009[1], but became operational on 27 March 2009. The landing of a JetLite airliner from Delhi marked the commencement of operations from the new integrated terminal building complex at the airport.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Vishakhapatnam Airport
- Airport information for VEVZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
