Visakhapatnam International Airport

Visakhapatnam Airport (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VOVZ) is a customs airport located in Visakhapatnam, India. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) from Visakhapatnam and operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Navy airfield named INS DEGA. The airport has experienced significant growth in the last decade, with the construction of a new terminal and runway and commencing of international flights to Dubai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

In 1989, the airport commenced civilian operations with one flight per day. The original runway was 6,000 ft (1,800 m) long and a new 10,007 ft (3,050 m)-long and 60 m (200 ft)-wide runway was inaugurated on 15 June 2007 to accommodate medium-sized and wide body aircraft. With the installation and calibration of the instrument landing system on runway 28, the airport got night landing facilities in July 2007, with the inaugural flight of Dornier Do 228 operated by Indian Navy. The night landing facility became operational from 30 March 2008 for commercial Airlines, SpiceJet is the first Airline to use night landing facility at Visakhapatnam Airport. A new terminal building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009 and became operational on 27 March 2009.

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