The airport was constructed during the British era and is spread over an area of 366 acres (148 ha).[citation needed] It was served by Vayudoot between 1985 and 1994 and by VIF Airways in 1995.[5] The Andhra Pradesh government signed an MoU worth ₹23 crore (equivalent to ₹59 crore or US$7.4 million in 2020) with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in February 2007 for modernising the airport.[4] Works on a new terminal building to accommodate 150 passengers and a control tower were completed in 2011 at a cost of ₹38 crore (US$4.8 million). The terminal was inaugurated on 16 May 2012.[6]
Limited by the runway length, airlines operate smaller 70 seat turbo-prop aircraft like the ATR-72 and the Q-400. The AAI has extended the existing runway from 1,749 metres (5,738 ft) to 3,165 metres (10,384 ft) to enable landing of aircraft like the Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and it was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on 12 February 2019.[7] Approximately, 800 acres have been acquired for this expansion.[6] The government is aiming to develop this airport as an international airport.[8]
The airport has seen a rapid increase of passenger footfall during the second half of 2020 – from 7,700 in July to 28,900 in December. As part of the expansion plans, construction of a new terminal is proposed at a cost of ₹135 crore (US$17 million). The new terminal would be able to handle about 1,400 passengers.[9]
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rajahmundry, airport, vory, redirects, here, american, rapper, vory, iata, icao, vory, domestic, airport, serving, city, rajahmundry, andhra, pradesh, india, located, madhurapudi, north, from, city, centre, national, highway, 516e, currently, owned, mudunuri, . VORY redirects here For the American rapper see Vory Rajahmundry Airport IATA RJA ICAO VORY is a domestic airport serving the city of Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh India It is located at Madhurapudi 16 km 9 9 mi north from the city centre on National Highway 516E It is currently owned by Mudunuri Sriram During 1985 1994 it was used by Vayudoot It is heavily used by the helicopters of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ONGC and other government agencies for offshore oil exploration operations 4 Rajahmundry AirportIATA RJAICAO VORYSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorAirports Authority of IndiaServesRajahmundryLocationMadhurapudi Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh IndiaElevation AMSL151 ft 46 mCoordinates17 06 37 N 081 49 06 E 17 11028 N 81 81833 E 17 11028 81 81833WebsiteRajahmundry AirportMapRJAShow map of Andhra PradeshRJAShow map of IndiaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m05 23 10 384 3 165 AsphaltStatistics April 2022 March 2023 Passengers432 804 57 Aircraft movements9 812 39 8 Cargo tonnage23 39 1 Source AAI 1 2 3 Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit Aerial View of Rajahmundry Airport The airport was constructed during the British era and is spread over an area of 366 acres 148 ha citation needed It was served by Vayudoot between 1985 and 1994 and by VIF Airways in 1995 5 The Andhra Pradesh government signed an MoU worth 23 crore equivalent to 59 crore or US 7 4 million in 2020 with the Airports Authority of India AAI in February 2007 for modernising the airport 4 Works on a new terminal building to accommodate 150 passengers and a control tower were completed in 2011 at a cost of 38 crore US 4 8 million The terminal was inaugurated on 16 May 2012 6 Limited by the runway length airlines operate smaller 70 seat turbo prop aircraft like the ATR 72 and the Q 400 The AAI has extended the existing runway from 1 749 metres 5 738 ft to 3 165 metres 10 384 ft to enable landing of aircraft like the Airbus A320 Airbus A321 and it was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on 12 February 2019 7 Approximately 800 acres have been acquired for this expansion 6 The government is aiming to develop this airport as an international airport 8 The airport has seen a rapid increase of passenger footfall during the second half of 2020 from 7 700 in July to 28 900 in December As part of the expansion plans construction of a new terminal is proposed at a cost of 135 crore US 17 million The new terminal would be able to handle about 1 400 passengers 9 Airlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsIndiGoBangalore Chennai Hyderabad Tirupati VisakhapatnamReferences Edit Annexure III Passenger Data PDF aai aero Retrieved 24 April 2023 Annexure II Aircraft Movement Data PDF aai aero Retrieved 24 April 2023 Annexure IV Freight Movement Data PDF aai aero Retrieved 24 April 2023 a b Night landing facility soon at Rajahmundry The Hindu 29 May 2008 Archived from the original on 9 April 2021 Retrieved 9 April 2021 VIF Airways Profile India Infoline Retrieved 16 April 2016 a b Rajahmundry airport terminal becomes operational The Hindu Business Line 17 May 2012 Retrieved 7 September 2012 Expanded runways operational at Vijayawada Rajahmundry airports The New Indian Express 13 February 2019 Archived from the original on 6 September 2019 Retrieved 9 April 2021 Rajahmundry airport to have longest runway in State The Hindu 13 August 2018 Archived from the original on 9 December 2020 Retrieved 9 April 2021 Raj Samson 17 January 2021 New terminal at Rajahmundry airport soon The Times of India Archived from the original on 22 January 2021 Retrieved 9 April 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry Airport at the Airports Authority of India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rajahmundry Airport amp oldid 1155245587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
