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| '''Visakhapatnam airport''' in ], ] is a domestic ]. An international airport has been planned by the year ]. | |||
| {{Airport frame}} | |||
| {{Airport title|name=Vishakhapatnam Airport|nativename=Visakhapatnam Airport|}} | |||
| <!--- {{Airport image|airport_image=|}} ---> | |||
| {{Airport infobox | | |||
| IATA = VTZ | | |||
| ICAO = VEVZ | | |||
| type = Military/Public | | |||
| run by = ] | | |||
| closest town = Visakhapatnam | | |||
| elevation_ft = 15 | | |||
| elevation_m = 5 | | |||
| coordinates = {{coor dms|17|43|16|N|083|13|28|E|type:airport}} | |||
| }} | |||
| {{Runway title}} | |||
| {{Runway| | |||
| runway_angle = 05/23 | | |||
| runway_length_f = 6,000 | | |||
| runway_length_m = 1,829 | | |||
| runway_surface = ] | | |||
| }} | |||
| {{Airport end frame}} | |||
| ==Domestic airport== | |||
| '''Vishakhapatnam Airport''' or '''Visakhapatnam Airport''' {{Airport codes|VTZ|VEVZ}} is located at ] in the ] of ], ]. | |||
| At present, the domestic airlines operating at the airport include ], ], ], ],] and ] (a subsidiary of ]). ] is expected start flights from ] and ] in the first half of 2007. Other domestic airlines that have shown interest include ] and ]. | |||
| Silk Air & Srilankan Airways have also expressed interest to start services once the International airport is ready in the city. | |||
| ==Airlines and Destinations== | |||
| === Scheduled flights === | |||
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| ]:-<br /> | ]:-<br /> | ||
| Air Sahara( Hyderabad, Mumbai )<br /> | |||
| Indian( Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Raipur, Hyderabad )<br /> | |||
| Air Deccan( Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Tirupathi, Bhubaneshwar )<br /> | |||
| Kingfisher Airlines( Hyderabad, Chennai)<br /> | |||
| Paramount Airways( Hyderabad, Chennai)<br /> | |||
| ]:-<br /> | ]:-<br /> | ||
| TransIndia Airways (Hyderabad, Chennai) -(New Airlines) | |||
| Jet Airways( Hyderabad, Kolkata, Port Blair )<br /> | |||
| Paramount Airways( Vijayawada, Tirupathi )<br /> | |||
| Indian( |
Indian( Trivandrum, Cochin )<br /> | ||
| ==Planned International Airport== | |||
| A majority of the 10000-feet ] work has been completed; it is expected to operational by April 2007<ref name="ref_The_Hindu">{{cite news|title=Team to calibrate Vizag ILS next week |date=]|work=]|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007020417820300.htm&date=2007/02/04/&prd=th&}}</ref>. The terminal will have all modern facilities and is expected to be ready for use by the first quarter of 2007. The Instrument Landing System would be calibrated and ready to use by the end of March,07. The night landing facilities are also instakked and would be used once the ILS is calibrated and ready to use. A new integrated terminal would constructed at a cost of Rs 95 crore<ref name="ref_The_Hindu"/>. The construction is being done by M. Venkat Rao Construction Co. | |||
| The apron is being built to accommodate at least six wide-bodied aircraft like Boeing 767s and its equivalent variants at the same time.<ref name="ref_The_Hindu"/> | |||
| The 10,000 feet runway has been completed and will be in use along with the night landing and instrument landing facilities from march,2007. | |||
| The customs and immigrations facilities will be setup temporarily in the existing terminal building until the completion of the new terminal building by january,2008. | |||
| Many of the international airlines have expressed their regards to start from Visakhapatnam, once the facilities have been completed. As Visakhapatnam is situated on the east coast of India, it is nearer to ], ], ], ], ] etc. Many airlines such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] have shown interest in the airport. | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| * | |||
| * {{WAD|VEVZ}} | |||
| <gallery> | |||
| {{India airport}} | |||
| Image:Vizagair1.JPG|Site of the new International terminal | |||
| Image:Vizagair2.JPG|Completed new runway portion | |||
| Image:Vizagair3.JPG|New runway construction, machines visible, as are drainage systems. | |||
| </gallery> | |||
| == References == | |||
| <references /> | |||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | |||
| {{India-airport-stub}} | |||
| {{AndhraPradesh-geo-stub}} | |||
Revision as of 03:59, 27 March 2007
Visakhapatnam airport in Visakhapatnam, India is a domestic airport. An international airport has been planned by the year 2008.
Domestic airport
At present, the domestic airlines operating at the airport include Indian, Air Sahara, Kingfisher Airlines, Air Deccan,Paramount Airways and Alliance Air (a subsidiary of India). Jet Airways is expected start flights from Hyderabad and Kolkata in the first half of 2007. Other domestic airlines that have shown interest include Go Air and IndiGo Airlines. Silk Air & Srilankan Airways have also expressed interest to start services once the International airport is ready in the city.
Scheduled flights
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Air Sahara( Hyderabad, Mumbai )
Indian( Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Raipur, Hyderabad )
Air Deccan( Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Tirupathi, Bhubaneshwar )
Kingfisher Airlines( Hyderabad, Chennai)
Paramount Airways( Hyderabad, Chennai)
TransIndia Airways (Hyderabad, Chennai) -(New Airlines)
Jet Airways( Hyderabad, Kolkata, Port Blair )
Paramount Airways( Vijayawada, Tirupathi )
Indian( Trivandrum, Cochin )
Planned International Airport
A majority of the 10000-feet runway work has been completed; it is expected to operational by April 2007. The terminal will have all modern facilities and is expected to be ready for use by the first quarter of 2007. The Instrument Landing System would be calibrated and ready to use by the end of March,07. The night landing facilities are also instakked and would be used once the ILS is calibrated and ready to use. A new integrated terminal would constructed at a cost of Rs 95 crore. The construction is being done by M. Venkat Rao Construction Co.
The apron is being built to accommodate at least six wide-bodied aircraft like Boeing 767s and its equivalent variants at the same time.
Many of the international airlines have expressed their regards to start from Visakhapatnam, once the facilities have been completed. As Visakhapatnam is situated on the east coast of India, it is nearer to Bangkok, Singapore, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City etc. Many airlines such as Silk Airways, Thai Airways International, Sri Lankan Airways, Malaysian Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Lufthansa, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Emirates, Royal Nepal Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Air India have shown interest in the airport.
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Site of the new International terminal
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Completed new runway portion
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New runway construction, machines visible, as are drainage systems.
References
- ^ "Team to calibrate Vizag ILS next week". The Hindu. 2007-02-04.
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