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Visakhapatnam Airport

Visakhapatnam, also known as Vizag by many, is one of the most commercialized cities in the state of Andhra Pradesh. With numerous people moving into the city due to all the opportunities and employment options, Visakhapatnam is also called as the “City of Destiny” because it shapes the destinies of people and is welcoming any and every group of ethnicities, castes and beliefs. With a lot of local residents and tourists moving in and out for varied reasons, the city serves home to one of the busiest Airports in coastal Andhra.

Visakhapatnam Airport

History of Visakhapatnam Airport

Visakhapatnam Airport has come a long way from serving 1 daily flight due to low numbers of air traffic in the year 1999 to be declared as an airport with an International status on the 16th of June, 2007. With Air Deccan operating their Airbus A320 with addition of JefLite following the same, an announcement was done to start International operations along with the existing domestic operations.

About Vizag Airport

Visakhapatnam Airport also known as the Indira Gandhi  Airport being christened on the name of the first woman Prime Minister of India i.e. Mrs. Indira Gandhi.

Serving the Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam Airport is located approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) Flights from Visakhapatnam Airportfrom Visakhapatnam city and is the second busiest airport in Andhra Pradesh after Hyderabad airport. The airport is controlled by Indian Navy, which carries out air traffic control support for both military and civil traffic. The airport has passed heaps and bounds in the decade passed by and experienced mass growth in the last decade. With the construction of a new terminal and runway, and the implementation of international routes to Dubai and Singapore, Visakhapatnam airport has truly gained its international airport. Though a non-towered airport, it has an air traffic control system at present. Controllers based out of ground, direct aircraft movements via radio and other communication links. The airport's new terminal building has 3 Jet bridges.

With a new terminal starting operations after the JetLite airliner marked its beginning, Visakhapatnam saw its wings spreading towards International standards. With 10,500ft and 60meters in length and breadth respectively, Visakhapatnam has seen the installation of Instrument Landing System and Night Landing Capabilities. Satyabhama University also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Airport Authority of India to start a Flying Club & Aeronautical Institute at the airport. This includes duty free shops, twenty check-in counters, and customs and immigration counters, child care centers, snack bars, and special lounges for VIPs and CIP.

Security in Vizag Airport

Around 114 Central Industrial Security Force personnel provide services at the airport as of 2012 with their duties including access control, checking hand baggage and anti-hijacking operations along with providing security at the airport.

Salient Features of Vizag airport

  • Largest Terminal among Tier II cities.
  • 2 floors with duty free shops and restaurants on the second floor.
  • Fully centralized air conditioning.
  • Decent parking lots that can accommodate hundreds of cars.
  • A parking that accommodates 300 four wheelers and 200 two wheelers

Flights from Visakhapatnam Airport

Air India: Mumbai, Delhi,  Hyderabad, Raipur, Dubai
SpiceJet: Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai
IndiGo:  Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Chennai,
Jet Konnect:  Kochi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru
Jet Airways: Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Mumbai
Air Sahara: Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta, Bangalore
Silk Air: Singapore
Air Arabia: Dubai

Visakhapatnam Airport is one of the feathers in the city and ensures that it keeps up to the needs and necessities of the travelers. With over 8 Lack travelers in and out of the city over the year, it’s operations are growing at scaling heights.

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