Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu reviewed the progress of the ongoing work of Vishakhapatnam’s new airport. During the review the aspects which were covered were the airport’s development, including the terminal building, runway construction, apron and appraoch roads.
During the review meeting on Sunday, Naidu urged officials to expedite the work and ensure the airport becomes operational by June 2026, as stated in a release.
Bhogapuram airport: Progress update
The Bhogapuram airport is expected to boost connectivity coupled with the economic development of the Uttarandhra region. About 36% of the work at the airport has been completed.
Naidu has inspected the airport’s work three times in the last month.
Following the inspection, the minister engaged with workers at the project site. Presently, there are 157 operational airports in the country, and the government is planning to further expand regional air connectivity initiatives.
It was previously mentioned that once the airport at Bhogapuram becomes operational, commercial activities at the existing Vizag airport would be discontinued. It’s important to note that a portion of Visakhapatnam airport falls under the jurisdiction of the Indian Navy.
Being constructed by the GMR Group, the greenfield airport will initially have the capacity to accommodate six million passengers annually, with plans for expansion based on future passenger traffic growth.
(With PTI inputs)