About Visakhapatnam 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 7 km 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 1999, the airport commenced civilian operations with one flight per day.
The original runway was 6,000 ft (1,800 m) long and a new 10,500 ft (3,200
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, the
airport got night landing facilities in July 2007, with the inaugural flight
of Dornier operated by Indian Navy. The night landing facility became
operational from 30 March 2008 for commercial airlines. A new terminal
building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009 and became operational on 27
March 2009.
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