Nagarjuna Sagar Airport

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Nagarjuna Sagar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirport Authority of India[1]
ServesNagarjuna Sagar
LocationNagarjuna Sagar, Andhra Pradesh
Time zoneIndian Standard Time (+5:30)
Coordinates16°32′33″N 079°19′07″E / 16.54250°N 79.31861°E / 16.54250; 79.31861Coordinates: 16°32′33″N 079°19′07″E / 16.54250°N 79.31861°E / 16.54250; 79.31861
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
27/09 [2] 5,050 1,539

Nagarjuna Sagar Airport is an airport located in Guntur District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[3] The airport is used by private and chartered aircraft and has no scheduled services.[4] There are plans to upgrade the facility to enable scheduled commercial operations.[5][6] In March 2020 the Airports Authority of India announced it was considering developing the airport into a water aerodrome for use by seaplanes.[7][8][9]

References[edit]

  1. "AAI page". aai.aero.
  2. "Great Circle Mapper".
  3. "Andhra may develop Nagarjuna Sagar Airport". The news minute.
  4. "Flights from Nagarjuna Sagar soon". The Hans India.
  5. Vasudevan, Patri (April 20, 2017). "Nagarjunasagar may get a new airport". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. "AAI appoints consultant to prepare detailed project report". The New Indian Express.
  7. "Seaplane services to start at six places: Govt" – via The Economic Times.
  8. "Nagarjunasagar may get water aerodrome facility | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. "Seaplane tourism project in Krishna river back on cards". The New Indian Express.