Visakhapatnam Airport

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Visakhapatnam International Airport
Vizag airport terminal full view.jpg
  • IATA: VTZ
  • ICAO: VOVZ
Summary
Airport typeCivil enclave
OwnerIndian Navy
Operator
  • Indian Navy
  • Airports Authority of India
ServesVisakhapatnam
LocationVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates17°43′16″N 083°13′28″E / 17.72111°N 83.22444°E / 17.72111; 83.22444Coordinates: 17°43′16″N 083°13′28″E / 17.72111°N 83.22444°E / 17.72111; 83.22444
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Map
VTZ is located in Visakhapatnam
VTZ
VTZ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,048 10,000 Asphalt[1]
Statistics (April 2020 - March 2021)
Passengers1,113,513(Decrease58.5%)
Aircraft movements10,667 (Decrease49.0%)
Cargo tonnage3,778 (Decrease31.8%)
Statistics: AAI[2][3][4]

Visakhapatnam Airport (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VOVZ) is a customs airport in Visakhapatnam, India. It also operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Navy airbase named INS Dega. It lies between the city localities of NAD X Road and Gajuwaka. The airport has experienced significant growth since the beginning of the 21st century, with the construction of a new terminal and runway and the commencing of international flights. The airport covers an area of 350 acres.

Lush green surroundings of the airport

History[]

In 1981, the airport commenced civilian operations with one flight per day. The original runway was 6,000 ft (1,800 m) long. A new 10,007 ft (3,050 m) long and 45 m (148 ft) wide runway was inaugurated on 15 June 2007 to accommodate medium-sized and wide-body aircraft, with the installation and calibration of an instrument landing system (ILS) on Runway 28 as well. Used initially only for military operations, the ILS became operational for commercial aircraft from 30 March 2008. A new terminal building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009 and became operational on 27 March that year.[5]

Facilities[]

Structure[]

The passenger terminal can handle 300 arriving and 700 departing passengers. It covers an area of 20,400 square meters. The airport has a total of 11 parking bays.[1]

Runways[]

The airport has one runway.[1]

  • Runway 10/28: 3,048 by 45 metres (10,000 ft × 148 ft), ILS equipped.

Terminals[]

The new passenger terminal was opened in 2009 and can handle 2 million passengers per annum. The terminal has 20 check-in counters which include 11 immigration and nine customs counters. The terminal has three aerobridges.[1]

Airlines and destinations[]

IndiGo Airbus A320 at Visakhapatnam Airport, 2014
AirlinesDestinations
Air India Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Port Blair, Raipur
AirAsia India Bangalore, Hyderabad
IndiGo Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kurnool,[6] Rajahmundry[7]
SpiceJet Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata[8]

Statistics[]

See source Wikidata query and sources.

Annual passenger traffic and aircraft movements at Visakhapatnam Airport
Year Passenger traffic Aircraft movement
Passengers Percent change Aircraft movements Percent change
2018 2,815,205[9] +16.8% 23,264[10] +21.2%
2017 2,409,712[11] +5.8% 19,193[12] +1.0%
2016 2,277,335[11] +44.4% 19,007[12] +23.7%
2015 1,577,497[13] +49.4% 15,361[14] +42.2%
2014 1,056,096[13] +5.9% 10,804[14] −8.8%
2013 1,025,396[15] −1.8% 11,846[16] −25.5%
2012 1,044,906[15] +19.0% 15,896[16] +10.6%
2011 878,000[17] +29.4% 14,367[18] +25.9%
2010 678,255[17] +8.4% 11,413[18] −5.8%
2009 625,767[19] 12,115[20]

INS Dega naval base[]

Main article: INS Dega

The Indian Navy started aviation operations in Visakhapatnam in the late 1970s, with the construction of four helipads adjacent to the civil airfield. The airport at Visakhapatnam was transferred to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in 1981. Additional hangars, maintenance facilities, and an operations complex were constructed soon after. The air station was called "Naval Air Station, Visakhapatnam".

On 21 October 1991, the air station was renamed and formally commissioned as INS Dega.[21] The base has two aprons and is home to several squadrons: INAS 311, INAS 321, INAS 333, and INAS 350.

References[]

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  2. ^ "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Vizag airport terminal to be inaugurated on Feb 20". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  6. ^ "IndiGo flights from Kurnool to begin on March 28". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Flights between Visakhapatnam and Rajahmundry". Goindigo.in. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ^ "SpiceJet schedules". SpiceJet. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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  19. ^ Traffic News for the month of January 2009: Annexure III (PDF). Airports Authority of India (Report). 5 January 2010. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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