Vijayawada International Airport

Vijayawada International Airport is a public international airport serving Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. The airport is located at Gannavaram 13 KM from Vijayawada, where National Highway 16 connecting Chennai to Kolkata pass through. Due to an increase in air traffic from the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, the Airports Authority of India is developing and making infrastructural changes to the airport. Its runway was extended in 2011, allowing for the operation of bigger aircraft and a new terminal, built at a cost of Rs. 137 crore, was inaugurated in January 2017. A New terminal with 500cr at 31000square meters is under construction.HistoryThe airfield located at Gannavaram served as an army base during the World War II, after which it was converted into a civilian airport. Air Deccan introduced a daily service between Hyderabad and Vijayawada in September 2003. Until 2011, the airport had only four flights a day operated by Kingfisher Airlines. In 2011, flag carrier Air India and private airlines Spicejet and Jet Airways introduced direct flights to the airport. Air Costa, a regional airline started operations in October 2013, with Vijayawada as its operational hub, which later suspended its operations in February 2017. Vijayawada Airport was declared as an international airport by Govt.of India on 5th May 2017. President signed officially effecting international status from 1-8-2017..