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Vishakhapatnam Airport
Visakhapatnam Airport (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VEVZ) is located 7 km (4.3 mi) from Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is controlled by the Indian Navy which carries out air traffic control as well as provides support for flying operations for both military and civil aviation.
The runway was originally 6,000 ft (1,800 m) and Indian Union Minister of State for Mines T Subbirami Reddy inaugurated the newly constructed 10,500 ft (3,200 m) and 60 m (200 ft) wide runway at the Vizag Airport on June 15, 2007. Passenger FacilitiesWith the installation and calibration of the instrument landing system, Visakhapatnam got night landing capabilities in July 2007, with the Dornier of the Indian Navy taking off from the new landing facility.The night landing facility became operational from 30 March 2008 for commercial airlines with SpiceJet being the first airline to use the facility. International airport status has been planned by the end of 2008 and airlines, including SilkAir and Air-India Express, have expressed their interest in flying out of Visakhapatnam. Priceline offers numerous flights to and from Vishakhapatnam Airport. Priceline searches thousands of airlines and flight schedules providing you convenient flight times to and from Vishakhapatnam Airport. Vishakhapatnam Airport is located in Vishakhapatnam, India. Other Airports in Vicinity
Passenger Traffic For Last Two Years
Name of the Airline Operator and Contact NumberIndian Airlines: 91-891-2572521Jet Lite: 91-891-2769566 & 91-9866004774 King Fisher Airlines: 91-891-2517614 & 91-9989255511 Air Deccan: 91-891-2757263 & 91-9848258347 Paramount Airways: 91-891-2010400 & 91-9866192539 Contact UsAirport ControllerAirports Authority of indiaVisakhapatnamAirport, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Telephone 91-891-2518960 91-9441887240 Second in Command- SM-SG(ATM)- 91-891-2571479 Fax 91-891-2519924
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