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'''Donakonda Airport''' {{Airport codes||VODK}} is located at [[Donakonda]] in the Prakasam district of [[Andhra Pradesh, India]]. It was constructed during the [[Second World War]] by the British to refuel its aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|last=S.|first=Murali|date=21 March 2014|title=Debates take Donakonda turn|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/debates-take-donakonda-turn/article5813164.ece|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref> It is owned by the [[Airports Authority of India]] and is closed.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
'''Donakonda Airport''' {{Airport codes||VODK}} is located at [[Donakonda]] in the Markapur district of [[Andhra Pradesh, India]]. It was constructed during the [[Second World War]] by the British to refuel its aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|last=S.|first=Murali|date=21 March 2014|title=Debates take Donakonda turn|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/debates-take-donakonda-turn/article5813164.ece|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref> It is owned by the [[Airports Authority of India]] and is closed.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} There have been plans to redevelop the airstrip by the Airports Authority of India, but so far there is no further development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donakonda Airport Profile {{!}} CAPA |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airports/donakonda-airport |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=centreforaviation.com}}</ref>


== Airlines and destinations ==
== Airlines and destinations ==
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==External links==
==External links==
 
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140217131008/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/donakonda.jsp Donakonda Airport at the Airports Authority of India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140217131008/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/donakonda.jsp Donakonda Airport at the Airports Authority of India]
* [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/VODK VODK at Great Circle Airports]
* [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/VODK VODK at Great Circle Airports]
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 12 March 2026

Donakonda Airport

Donakoṇḍa Vimānāśrayaṃ
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
LocationDonakonda, Andhra Pradesh
Elevation AMSL467 ft / 142 m
Coordinates15°49′28″N 079°29′12″E / 15.82444°N 79.48667°E / 15.82444; 79.48667
Map
VODK is located in Andhra Pradesh
VODK
VODK
VODK is located in India
VODK
VODK
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 3,000 914 N/A

Donakonda Airport (ICAO: VODK) is located at Donakonda in the Markapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was constructed during the Second World War by the British to refuel its aircraft.[1] It is owned by the Airports Authority of India and is closed.[citation needed] There have been plans to redevelop the airstrip by the Airports Authority of India, but so far there is no further development.[2]

Airlines and destinations[edit | edit source]

There are no scheduled commercial air services.[citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. S., Murali (21 March 2014). "Debates take Donakonda turn". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. "Donakonda Airport Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]