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{{short description| | {{short description|Airport serving Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India}} | ||
{{ | {{About|the current operational airport|the upcoming airport|Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date= | {{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} | ||
{{Infobox airport | {{Infobox airport | ||
| name = Visakhapatnam Airport | | name = Visakhapatnam Airport | ||
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| ICAO = VOVZ | | ICAO = VOVZ | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| location = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], | | location = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|17|43|16|N|083|13|28|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|17|43|16|N|083|13|28|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}} | ||
| pushpin_label = '''VTZ''' | | pushpin_label = '''VTZ''' | ||
| pushpin_map = India Visakhapatnam#India Andhra Pradesh#India | | pushpin_map = India Visakhapatnam#India Andhra Pradesh#India | ||
| type = Military/ | | type = Military/public | ||
| owner = [[Indian Navy]] | | owner = [[Indian Navy]] | ||
| operator = {{Plainlist| | | operator = {{Plainlist| | ||
* | * Indian Navy | ||
* [[Airports Authority of India]] | * [[Airports Authority of India]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| city-served = [[Visakhapatnam]] | | city-served = [[Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region]] | ||
| metric-rwy = y | | metric-rwy = y | ||
| metric-elev = y | | metric-elev = y | ||
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| r1-length-f = 10,007 | | r1-length-f = 10,007 | ||
| r1-length-m = 3,050 | | r1-length-m = 3,050 | ||
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]] | | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] | ||
| r2-number = 05/23 | | r2-number = 05/23 | ||
| r2-length-f = 6,000 | | r2-length-f = 6,000 | ||
| r2-length-m = 1,829 | | r2-length-m = 1,829 | ||
| r2-surface = | | r2-surface = Asphalt | ||
| stat-year = April | | stat-year = April 2024 – March 2025 | ||
| stat1-header = Passengers | | stat1-header = Passengers | ||
| stat1-data = | | stat1-data = 2,955,089 ({{increase}} 6%) | ||
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements | | stat2-header = Aircraft movements | ||
| stat2-data = | | stat2-data = 22,210 ({{increase}} 10.7%) | ||
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage | | stat3-header = Cargo tonnage | ||
| stat3-data = 4, | | stat3-data = 4,398 ({{increase}} 9.1%) | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite report|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex3.pdf|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex2.pdf|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex4.pdf|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Visakhapatnam Airport''' | '''Visakhapatnam Airport''' {{Airport codes|VTZ|VOVZ}} is a [[customs airport]]{{efn|name=Customs| Airport with customs checking and clearance facility, which enables operations of limited number of international flights.}} serving the city of [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It operates as a [[Joint-use airport|civil enclave]] alongside the airbase ''[[INS Dega]]'', owned and operated by the [[Indian Navy]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[ | During the [[Second World War]], an airstrip was constructed at Visakhapatnam for the usage of the [[Royal Air Force]]. After a period of disuse after the end of the war, the airport was opened for civil operations in 1962. However, services were stopped soon due to poor patronage, and regular flights resumed only in 1976.<ref name="Hist">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2014/Oct/15/visakhapatnam-airport-to-be-shut-for-a-week-671734.html|title=Visakhapatnam Airport to be Shut for a Week|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=15 October 2014|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> | ||
On | The [[Indian Navy]] started aviation operations in December 1972, and a helipad along with hangars were set up adjacent to the airfield in 1976. On 12 March 1986, the ownership of the airport was transferred from the [[National Airports Authority of India]] (later Airports Authority of India) to the Indian Navy, and the airport was designated as 'Naval Air Station, Visakhapatnam' with additional hangars, maintenance facilities and an operations complex were constructed soon after. On 21 October 1991, the air station was renamed and formally commissioned as ''[[INS Dega]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Dega|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/ins-dega|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407191733/http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/ins-dega|archive-date=7 April 2014|access-date=5 July 2013|work=[[Indian Navy]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/navy/units/squadrons/ins-dega/|title=INS Dega|work=[[Bharat Rakshak]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> | ||
In | The airport underwent expansion and modernisation beginning in 2002, with a new runway and passenger terminal planned as a part of the expansion plan. The new runway was inaugurated on 15 June 2007 and was opened for commercial traffic from 30 March 2008. | ||
A new terminal building was built at a cost of {{INRconvert|950|m|year=2009}}, and inaugurated on 20 February 2009.<ref name="Hist"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Vizag airport terminal to be inaugurated on Feb 20|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/article1042058.ece?ref=archive|work=[[Business Line]]|access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/vizag-airport-gets-nod-to-operate-24x7/articleshow/16580796.cms|title=Vizag airport gets nod to operate 24 x 7|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 September 2012|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> On 17 November 2011, the [[ICAO airport code]] was changed from VEVZ to VOVZ.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=VTZ|title=ICAO code changed from VEVZ to VOVZ|date=17 November 2011|access-date=1 June 2012|work=Aviation Safety}}</ref> Night operations began in the airport in 2012.<ref name="TOI"/> | |||
In October 2014, the airport suffered extensive damage due to the [[cyclone Hudhud]], and had to undergo a significant rebuild.<ref name="Hist"/> In 2022, the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] and Indian Navy signed an agreement to move the civilian operations from the airport to the planned new [[Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport|airport]] at [[Bhogapuram]] in phases over the next 30 years. About {{cvt|170|acre}} of the airport would be controlled by the navy and the remaining space would be managed by the [[Airport Authority of India]] (AAI) for civilian flights.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1922036®=3&lang=2|title=The first phase of the development of Bhogapuram International Greenfield Airport set in motion|date=4 May 2023|access-date=1 June 2025|work=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=5 September 2022|title=Bhogapuram Airport to start soon|work=Eenadu|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122169115|access-date=28 September 2022|lang=te}}</ref> In 2023, AAI proposed a new terminal to be built at a cost of {{INRconvert|2.4|b}}, with four additional parking bays and a new apron.<ref>{{cite news|title=Proposal sent for construction of new terminal building with ₹240 crore at Vizag Airport|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/proposal-sent-for-construction-of-new-terminal-building-with-240-crore-at-vizag-airport/article66638081.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 March 2023|access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> | |||
== Facilities == | == Facilities == | ||
=== | The airport is spread over an area of {{cvt|350.31|acre}} with {{cvt|276.89|acre}} in use.<ref name="Info">{{cite report|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/airport_brochures/vizag%20brochure%20pdf_0.pdf|title=Visakhapatnam Airport|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> The airport has a single operational run way–the {{cvt|3050|x|45|m}} runway 10/28, equipped with CAT-1 [[Instrument landing system]] and night landing capabilities.<ref name="Info"/><ref name="Detail">{{cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/node/2856|title=Visakhapatnam Airport|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> The old {{cvt|1829|x|45|m}} runway 05/23 is not in use, and is used by the navy for parking aircraft. There are three [[taxiways]] designated from N3 to N5.<ref name="Info"/> There are 16 parking bays for aircraft situated across two aprons (nine in old apron and seven in extended apron), three of which are fitted with [[jet bridges]]. There are also three remote parking bays, three parking bays for [[cargo aircraft]], and isolated bays for navy aircraft.<ref name="Info"/><ref name="Detail"/> | ||
The | |||
=== | ===Terminal=== | ||
The | The passenger terminal can handle 2.74 million passengers per annum. The integrated domestic terminal is spread over an area of {{cvt|19800|m2}}, and the international departure and arrival terminals occupy {{cvt|5723|m2}} and {{cvt|5429|m2}} of built up area. The passenger terminal can handle a peak capacity of 400 domestic and 300 international passengers. The terminal has 20 check-in counters, 12 immigration counters, 14 customs counters, three conveyor belts, and seven x-ray scanners.<ref name="Info"/><ref name="Detail"/> | ||
The passenger terminal | |||
==Airlines and destinations== | ==Airlines and destinations== | ||
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==Statistics== | ==Statistics== | ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95% | |+Annual passenger traffic and aircraft movement | ||
|+ Annual passenger traffic and aircraft | |||
! rowspan="2" |Year | ! rowspan="2" |Year | ||
! colspan="2" |Passenger traffic | ! colspan="2" |Passenger traffic | ||
! colspan="2" |Aircraft movement | ! colspan="2" |Aircraft movement | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Passengers | !Passengers | ||
! Percent change | !Percent change | ||
! Aircraft movements | !Aircraft movements | ||
! Percent change | !Percent change | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2024-2025 | ||
|2, | |2,955,089 | ||
|{{increase|1}} 6.0 | |||
|22,210 | |||
|{{increase}} 10.7 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2023-2024 | ||
|2, | |2,788,665 | ||
|{{increase|1}} 11.5 | |||
|20,071 | |||
|{{decrease|1}} 4.25 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2022-2023 | ||
|2, | |2,500,654 | ||
|{{ | |{{increase|1}} 55.3 | ||
| | |20,961 | ||
|{{ | |{{increase}} 40.9 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2021-2022 | ||
|1, | |1,610,483 | ||
|{{increase|-1}} 44.6 | |||
|14,878 | |||
|{{increase}} 39.5 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2020-2021 | ||
|1, | |1,113,513 | ||
|{{ | |{{decrease|-1}} 58.5 | ||
|10, | |10,667 | ||
|{{ | |{{decrease}} 49 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2019-2020 | ||
| | |2,681,283 | ||
|{{decrease|-1}} 6.0 | |||
|20,935 | |||
|{{decrease|1}} 6.9 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2018-2019 | ||
| | |2,853,390 | ||
|{{ | |{{increase|1}} 15 | ||
| | |23,695 | ||
|{{ | |{{increase|1}} 20.9 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2017-2018 | ||
| | |2,480,379 | ||
|{{increase|1}} 5.2 | |||
|19,595 | |||
|{{increase|1}} 0.2 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2016-2017 | ||
| | |2,358,029 | ||
|{{ | |{{increase|1}} 30.7 | ||
| | |19,550 | ||
|{{ | |{{increase|1}}16.8 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2015-2016 | ||
| | |1,804,634 | ||
|{{increase|1}} 26.9 | |||
|16,739 | |||
|{{increase|1}} 46.3 | |||
|- | |||
|2014-2015 | |||
|1,099,480 | |||
| | | | ||
| | |11,445 | ||
| | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
== | {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" | ||
{{ | |+Busiest domestic routes from VTZ (2023–24)<ref>{{cite report|title=City pair wise passenger traffic statistics|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/domestic/yearly/28/Normal/TABLE%205.01%20(INDIAN%20CITY-WISE%20PASSENGER%20TRAFFIC).pdf&mainundefined|access-date=28 March 2025|publisher=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|- | |||
!Rank | |||
!Airport | |||
!Carriers | |||
!Departing passengers | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |1 | |||
|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad, Telangana]] | |||
|[[Air India Express]], [[IndiGo]] | |||
|4,19,189 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2 | |||
|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru, Karnataka]] | |||
|[[Air India Express]], [[IndiGo]] | |||
|2,96,215 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3 | |||
|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] | |||
|[[Air India]], [[IndiGo]] | |||
|2,34,947 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4 | |||
|[[Chennai International Airport|Chennai, Tamil Nadu]] | |||
|[[IndiGo]] | |||
|1,29,266 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |5 | |||
|[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai, Maharashtra]] | |||
|[[Air India]], [[Air India Express]], [[IndiGo]] | |||
|1,26,324 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |6 | |||
|[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata, West Bengal]] | |||
|[[IndiGo]] | |||
|52,623 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |7 | |||
|[[Tirupati Airport|Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh]] | |||
|[[IndiGo]] | |||
|23,260 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |8 | |||
|[[Vijayawada Airport|Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh]] | |||
|[[Air India Express]], [[IndiGo]] | |||
|21,091 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |9 | |||
|[[Veer Savarkar International Airport|Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] | |||
|[[Air India]], [[Air India Express]], [[IndiGo]] | |||
|15,397 | |||
|} | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| Owner | Indian Navy | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°43′16″N 083°13′28″E / 17.72111°N 83.22444°E | ||||||||||||||
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Visakhapatnam Airport (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VOVZ) is a customs airport[lower-alpha 1] serving the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It operates as a civil enclave alongside the airbase INS Dega, owned and operated by the Indian Navy.
History[edit | edit source]
During the Second World War, an airstrip was constructed at Visakhapatnam for the usage of the Royal Air Force. After a period of disuse after the end of the war, the airport was opened for civil operations in 1962. However, services were stopped soon due to poor patronage, and regular flights resumed only in 1976.[4]
The Indian Navy started aviation operations in December 1972, and a helipad along with hangars were set up adjacent to the airfield in 1976. On 12 March 1986, the ownership of the airport was transferred from the National Airports Authority of India (later Airports Authority of India) to the Indian Navy, and the airport was designated as 'Naval Air Station, Visakhapatnam' with additional hangars, maintenance facilities and an operations complex were constructed soon after. On 21 October 1991, the air station was renamed and formally commissioned as INS Dega.[5][6]
The airport underwent expansion and modernisation beginning in 2002, with a new runway and passenger terminal planned as a part of the expansion plan. The new runway was inaugurated on 15 June 2007 and was opened for commercial traffic from 30 March 2008. A new terminal building was built at a cost of ₹950 million (equivalent to ₹1.9 billion or US$27 million in 2019), and inaugurated on 20 February 2009.[4][7][8] On 17 November 2011, the ICAO airport code was changed from VEVZ to VOVZ.[9] Night operations began in the airport in 2012.[8]
In October 2014, the airport suffered extensive damage due to the cyclone Hudhud, and had to undergo a significant rebuild.[4] In 2022, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Indian Navy signed an agreement to move the civilian operations from the airport to the planned new airport at Bhogapuram in phases over the next 30 years. About 170 acres (69 ha) of the airport would be controlled by the navy and the remaining space would be managed by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for civilian flights.[10][11] In 2023, AAI proposed a new terminal to be built at a cost of ₹2.4 billion (US$34 million), with four additional parking bays and a new apron.[12]
Facilities[edit | edit source]
The airport is spread over an area of 350.31 acres (141.77 ha) with 276.89 acres (112.05 ha) in use.[13] The airport has a single operational run way–the 3,050 m × 45 m (10,007 ft × 148 ft) runway 10/28, equipped with CAT-1 Instrument landing system and night landing capabilities.[13][14] The old 1,829 m × 45 m (6,001 ft × 148 ft) runway 05/23 is not in use, and is used by the navy for parking aircraft. There are three taxiways designated from N3 to N5.[13] There are 16 parking bays for aircraft situated across two aprons (nine in old apron and seven in extended apron), three of which are fitted with jet bridges. There are also three remote parking bays, three parking bays for cargo aircraft, and isolated bays for navy aircraft.[13][14]
Terminal[edit | edit source]
The passenger terminal can handle 2.74 million passengers per annum. The integrated domestic terminal is spread over an area of 19,800 m2 (213,000 sq ft), and the international departure and arrival terminals occupy 5,723 m2 (61,600 sq ft) and 5,429 m2 (58,440 sq ft) of built up area. The passenger terminal can handle a peak capacity of 400 domestic and 300 international passengers. The terminal has 20 check-in counters, 12 immigration counters, 14 customs counters, three conveyor belts, and seven x-ray scanners.[13][14]
Airlines and destinations[edit | edit source]
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Statistics[edit | edit source]
| Year | Passenger traffic | Aircraft movement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | Percent change | Aircraft movements | Percent change | |
| 2024-2025 | 2,955,089 |  6.0
|
22,210 | 10.7
|
| 2023-2024 | 2,788,665 | 11.5
|
20,071 |  4.25
|
| 2022-2023 | 2,500,654 | 55.3
|
20,961 | 40.9
|
| 2021-2022 | 1,610,483 | 44.6
|
14,878 | 39.5
|
| 2020-2021 | 1,113,513 | 58.5
|
10,667 | 49
|
| 2019-2020 | 2,681,283 | 6.0
|
20,935 | 6.9
|
| 2018-2019 | 2,853,390 | 15
|
23,695 | 20.9
|
| 2017-2018 | 2,480,379 | 5.2
|
19,595 | 0.2
|
| 2016-2017 | 2,358,029 | 30.7
|
19,550 | 16.8
|
| 2015-2016 | 1,804,634 | 26.9
|
16,739 | 46.3
|
| 2014-2015 | 1,099,480 | 11,445 | ||
| Rank | Airport | Carriers | Departing passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad, Telangana | Air India Express, IndiGo | 4,19,189 |
| 2 | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Air India Express, IndiGo | 2,96,215 |
| 3 | Delhi | Air India, IndiGo | 2,34,947 |
| 4 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | IndiGo | 1,29,266 |
| 5 | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo | 1,26,324 |
| 6 | Kolkata, West Bengal | IndiGo | 52,623 |
| 7 | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh | IndiGo | 23,260 |
| 8 | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh | Air India Express, IndiGo | 21,091 |
| 9 | Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo | 15,397 |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Airport with customs checking and clearance facility, which enables operations of limited number of international flights.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Annexure III – Passenger Data (PDF). Airports Authority of India (Report). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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