<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Visakhapatnam International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">In 1981, the airport commenced civilian operations with one flight per day. The original runway was 6,000 ft (1,800 m) long. A new 10,007 ft (3,050 m) long and 45 m (148 ft) wide runway was inaugurated on 15 June 2007 to accommodate medium-sized and wide-body aircraft, with the installation and calibration of an instrument landing system (ILS) on Runway 28 as well. Used initially only for military operations, the ILS became operational for commercial aircraft from 30 March 2008. A new terminal building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009 and became operational on 27 March that year. On 17 November 2011, the ICAO airport code was changed from VEVZ to VOVZ. In September 2022, the Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited (APADCL) and Indian Navy officials have signed a MOU in New Delhi to move the civilian operations of Visakhapatnam Airport to the new Bhogapuram facility. The existing Visakhapatnam Airport is spread across 300 acres, out of which 170 acres will be handed over to the Indian Navy and the remaining 130 acres to Airport Authority of India (AAI) as per the MOU rules. Before the new airport gets completed at least by 2025, a new terminal has been proposed by the AAI, which will be built at a cost of ₹ 240 crore, and will have four additional parking bays as part of a new apron. The new terminal is a part of the next 5-year plan of the airport.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 my-4">Facilities Visakhapatnam International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Structure: </strong>The passenger terminal can handle 700 arriving and 1300 departing passengers. It covers an area of 31,400 square meters. The airport has a total of 18 parking bays.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Runways: </strong>The airport has two runways.</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Runway 10/28: 3,050 by 45 metres (10,007 ft &times; 148 ft), ILS CAT-1 equipped in Runway 28.</strong></li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Runway 05/23: 1,829 by 45 metres (6,001 ft &times; 148 ft)</strong></li>
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<p class="blog-para"><strong>Terminals:</strong> The passenger terminal was opened in 2009 and can handle 2 million passengers per annum. After seeing greater number of footfall, AAI started upgrading present terminal on either sides adding 10000 sqm to existing structure, making total area to 31000 sqm. The terminal has 20 check-in counters which include 11 immigrations and nine customs counters. The terminal has three aerobridges. Also there are plans to increase new services, check in counters, immigration counters, parking bays to present terminal.</p>
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