Vijayawada Airport

Vijayawada Airport
Vijayawada Airport
	IATA: VGA; ICAO: VOBZ;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Location	Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL	82 ft / 25 m
Coordinates	16°31′44″N 80°47′45″E / 16.52889°N 80.79583°E
Website	Vijayawada Airport
Map
	VGA VGA
Runways
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers
Passengers	1,062,506 ( 9.9%)
Aircraft movements	15,214 ( 4.3%)
Cargo tonnage	810 ( 36.5%)
	Source: AAI

Vijayawada Airport, (IATA: VGA, ICAO: VOBZ), officially known as Vijayawada International Airport,^[4]^[5] is an international airport serving the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, Andhra Pradesh, India.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] The airport is located at Gannavaram, where National Highway 16 connecting Chennai to Kolkata passes through. The Government of India granted international status to the airport on 3 May 2017.^[11] The airport is internationally connected to the Middle Eastern countries of United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait.

^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Vijayawada Airport". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ "Vijayawada Airport - Tender" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ "Vijayawada airport flies high". The Hindu. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020. We are ensuring smooth operations though we have only one team each for customs, immigration, medical and airport staff.
^ Sarma, Ch. R. S. (12 January 2017). "Gannavaram airport named after Amaravati". The Hindu Business Line. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "PM to inaugurate new terminal building at Vijayawada airport on January 12". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "List of Airports" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 4 December 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ Dangwal, Sandhya (4 May 2017). "Vijayawada Airport upgraded as international airport; to improve connectivity, cargo movement". India.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "Cabinet grants international status to Vijayawada airport". Hindustan Times. PTI. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[1] "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[2] "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[3] "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[4] "Vijayawada Airport". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[5] "Vijayawada Airport - Tender" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[customs-6] "Vijayawada airport flies high". The Hindu. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020. We are ensuring smooth operations though we have only one team each for customs, immigration, medical and airport staff.

[7] Sarma, Ch. R. S. (12 January 2017). "Gannavaram airport named after Amaravati". The Hindu Business Line. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[8] "PM to inaugurate new terminal building at Vijayawada airport on January 12". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[9] "List of Airports" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 4 December 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[10] Dangwal, Sandhya (4 May 2017). "Vijayawada Airport upgraded as international airport; to improve connectivity, cargo movement". India.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[11] "Cabinet grants international status to Vijayawada airport". Hindustan Times. PTI. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

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