About Visakhapatnam Airport in , Vishakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam Airport is a customs airport located in Visakhapatnam, India. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is approximately 12km from Visakhapatnam and operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Navy air base named INS Dega. The airport has experienced significant growth since the beginning of the 21st century, with the construction of a new terminal and runway; and commencing of international flights to Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Colombo. The airport covers an area of 350 acres.HistoryIn 1981, the airport commenced civilian operations with one flight per day. The original runway was 6000ft long and a new 10007ft long and 45m 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.TerminalsThe airport has two adjacent terminals. Currently the integrated terminal handles both international and domestic flights. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has converted the old terminal into a cargo complex.

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