Visakhapatnam Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Visakhapatnam Airport
nativename =
nativename-a =
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image-width =
caption = Site of the new International terminal
IATA = VTZ
ICAO = VEVZ
type = Military/Public
owner =
operator = Indian Navy
Airports Authority of India
city-served = Visakhapatnam
location =
elevation-f = 15
elevation-m = 5
coordinates = coord|17|43|16|N|083|13|28|E|type:airport
website = [http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/vishakapatnam.jsp www.airportsindia.org.in]
metric-elev =
metric-rwy =
r1-number = 05/23
r1-length-f = 10,500
r1-length-m = 3,200
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Visakhapatnam Airport Airport codes|VTZ|VEVZ is located convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on from Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is controlled by the Indian Navy which carries out air traffic control as well as provides support for flying operations for both military and civil aviation.

The runway was originally convert|6000|ft|m|abbr=on and Indian Union Minister of State for Mines T Subbirami Reddy inaugurated the newly constructed convert|10500|ft|m|abbr=on and convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on wide runway at the Vizag Airport on June 15, 2007.

With the installation and calibration of the instrument landing system, Visakhapatnam got night landing capabilities in July 2007, with the Dornier of the Indian Navy taking off from the new landing facility.

The night landing facility became operational from 30 March, 2008 for commercial airlines with SpiceJet being the first airline to use the facility. International airport status has been planned by the end of 2008 and airlines, including SilkAir and Air-India Express, have expressed their interest in flying out of Visakhapatnam.

Future Plans

A memorandum of understanding between the Airports Authority of India and Satyabhama University has been signed to bring Falcon Airlines of England to start a Flying Club and Aeronautical Institute.

Immigration and Customs facility soon for International flights.

* Air-India Express - Dubai.
* SilkAir - Singapore.
* SriLankan Airlines - Colombo
* Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)

Airlines and destinations

Domestic

*Indian Airlines (Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai)
*Jet Airways (Hyderabad)
*Jet Lite (Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai)
*Kingfisher Airlines (Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai)
*Kingfisher Red (Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Tirupati)
*Paramount Airways (Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad)
*SpiceJet (Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai)

Cargo airlines

*Crescent Air Cargo (Chennai, Kolkata)
*Expo Aviation (Colombo)

References

* [http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/26/stories/2006092622290300.htm Vizag airport to join big league by 2008]
* [http://indiaaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3499&Itemid=59 Visakhapatnam Airport opens new runway]

External links

* [http://aai.aero/allAirports/vishakapatnam.jsp Vishakhapatnam Airport]
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