AviatDataAlluri Sitarama Raju International Airport VTZ / VOVI
Visakhapatnam (Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram district), Andhra Pradesh · India · GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL) — GMR Airports-led consortium operating the greenfield airport under a long-term PPP concession; land and infrastructure held by the Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited (APADCL)
3.0Mpax · 2024-25
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAVOVI / VTZ
OperatorGMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL) — GMR Airports-led consortium operating the greenfield airport under a long-term PPP concession; land and infrastructure held by the Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited (APADCL)
Coordinates17.9715°N, 83.5036°E
Elevation188 ft · 57 m
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30, no DST)
Passengers / yr2,955,089 (2024-25)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceVOVI — AAI eAIP India, AIRAC AIP Supplement 80/2026 (Bhogapuram International Airport aerodrome data, effective 09 Jul 2026)
Operating hoursATC, customs, immigration, health/sanitation, AIS/MET briefing, fuelling, handling and security are all H24; the airport operator's administrative office keeps MON-SAT 0400-1230 UTC / 0930-1800 IST, closed on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturdays. Low Visibility Procedures support CAT I approach on RWY 28 and LVTO on RWY 10/28 down to 550 m/300 m RVR respectively; below 300 m RVR is not supported as ASMGCS is not yet installed.
TerminalsSingle new passenger terminal, 77,342 sqm, rated for 6 million passengers/year with 22 check-in counters and 18 baggage-drop counters; a 5,000 sqm/25,000 MT-capacity cargo terminal is planned but was still listed as 'Not Available' in the Jul 2026 AIP supplement
Runways (1)
- 10/28 · 3,800 m / 12,467 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I on RWY 28 only (LOC/GP 'IBGP' 108.700/330.500 MHz, DME collocated with DVOR 'BHZ' 115.350 MHz); RWY 10 is non-precision, PAPI plus 420 m SALS
Airport contact
Opened 17 Aug 2026 (inaugurated 1 Aug 2026) as the full replacement for the former Visakhapatnam Airport (civil enclave at Naval Air Station INS Dega, ICAO VOVZ, formerly VEVZ prior to a Nov 2011 redesignation); scheduled commercial service at INS Dega ended 17 Aug 2026 as all operations transferred to this new Bhogapuram site, roughly 40 km northeast of the old enclave (about 45 km from Visakhapatnam city) in Vizianagaram district. The IATA code VTZ and all airline operations now refer exclusively to this new airport. The listed 2,955,089-pax figure (FY2024-25, +6.0% y/y, AAI) is the last complete-year legacy total from the closed INS Dega enclave, not Bhogapuram; FY2025-26 was a transition year split across both sites with no published full-year total for either as of Sep 2026, so near-term volume figures should be treated as partial-year only. Only RWY 28 carries ILS (CAT I); RWY 10 is PAPI/SALS non-precision only, and the dedicated cargo terminal was not yet operational per the Jul 2026 AIP supplement, so planners should confirm freighter/belly-cargo handling directly with GVIAL.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed
GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL)
No third-party ground handler has been publicly named for this brand-new airport (commercial ops began 17-Aug-2026). AAI's send-off statement on the closure of the old Visakhapatnam civil enclave (INS Dega) thanks 'airlines, CISF, ground-handling agencies... and other stakeholders' generically for their service there — that reference is about the legacy airport, not a named Bhogapuram handler. Under DGCA's ground-handling policy and GMR's practice at its other airports (Hyderabad, Delhi), GVIAL typically retains or licenses ramp/passenger handling; treated here as unconfirmed pending a named agency.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Oil Marketing Companies (HPCL/IOCL/BPCL - Visakhapatnam depots)
No single into-plane agent has been publicly named for Bhogapuram as of Sept 2026. Earlier reporting (Times of India / Projects Today, cited 4-Nov-2025) described a PNGRB-sanctioned ~60 km ATF pipeline project to supply the airport from Visakhapatnam's oil-industry hub, where HPCL, IOCL and BPCL all maintain major refining/depot infrastructure (HPCL's Visakh Refinery being the largest); this specific pipeline claim could not be — PNGRB's own site shows only a generic 'Captive ATF Pipeline declared as Common Carrier' announcement with no Bhogapuram-specific detail visible, and the news sources were inaccessible to this tool. Until/unless a pipeline is confirmed commissioned, ATF is presumed trucked in from these Vizag depots. Specific supplier/into-plane agent not confirmed.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL)
GVIAL (GMR) has built a dedicated ~5,000 sq m / 25,000 MT-per-year cargo terminal at Bhogapuram for pharma, aquaculture/seafood, agriculture and manufacturing exports (airport facilities pages; capacity figures independently corroborated by Wikipedia). CORRECTION: this station's own AIP-sourced record shows the AAI eAIP AIRAC Supplement 80/2026 for VOVI (effective 09-Jul-2026) lists the cargo terminal as 'Not Available' — i.e. not yet operational as of that supplement, about five weeks before the 17-Aug-2026 commercial opening. No source found confirming the cargo terminal has since gone live, so downgraded from "available" to unconfirmed pending an updated AIP supplement or direct GVIAL confirmation.
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Aviation security
Available · 2 providers
Godrej Enterprises Group
Godrej Enterprises Group partnered with GVIAL and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to deploy security infrastructure at Bhogapuram airport, independently corroborated via MediaBrief (31-Jul-2026). This reads as a security-systems/infrastructure integration contract (screening-adjacent systems, access control, surveillance) rather than a confirmed manned-guarding/staffing mandate. The Rs ~6 crore contract-value figure (The Hindu, 30-Jul-2026) and the claim that Godrej also holds an equivalent contract at Cochin International Airport could not be (thehindu.com and the ET Infra source were inaccessible) — treat those two specific corroboration points as unconfirmed rather than fact, though the core Bhogapuram security-infrastructure award is confirmed.
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Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
CISF is India's statutory core-aviation-security force at CISF-covered international airports, and Bhogapuram inherited full international-airport status and the VTZ designation from the CISF-covered former Visakhapatnam civil enclave, making CISF cover the default expectation. CORRECTION: the previously-cited globalgovernancenews.com article (18-Aug-2026) does NOT confirm CISF at the new airport — fetched and checked directly, it is AAI's send-off statement thanking CISF, ground-handling agencies etc. for their service 'over the years' at the OLD Visakhapatnam civil enclave (INS Dega) as scheduled ops ended there on 17-Aug-2026, not a forward statement about Bhogapuram. No source found that names CISF as deployed at the new terminal specifically, so downgraded to unconfirmed pending a Bhogapuram-dated source or direct GVIAL/CISF confirmation, even though statutory policy makes it very likely.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC)
Reported to run the 'Aero Express' scheduled e-bus service connecting Bhogapuram Airport to Visakhapatnam city (approx. Rs 300 fare, ~30-minute frequency), per The Hindu and News18 coverage at the airport's Aug-2026 launch, alongside independent local cab operators (Rs 800-1,500 fares) and a separately-reported cab-driver access dispute. NOTE: thehindu.com and news18.com could not be reached to independently re-verify (both blocked to this tool); no contradicting source was found either. APSRTC is a real, active Andhra Pradesh state transport operator that commonly runs city-airport shuttle routes, so this is plausible and retained — treat the specific fare/frequency figures as not.
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
On request
Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) - Vivanta Bhogapuram
IHCL signed a 165-key Vivanta hotel built adjacent to the Bhogapuram International Airport terminal, announced 18-Apr-2026 and independently corroborated via TravelBizMonitor (165 keys, greenfield build adjacent to the terminal, F&B outlets, pool, gym, 4,000+ sq ft banqueting space). CORRECTION: the sourced article positions the hotel toward transit passengers, business travelers and MICE demand tied to the airport as a 'North Andhra aviation hub' — the previously-drafted 'crew accommodation needs' framing is NOT supported by the retrieved source text and has been dropped as unconfirmed/overstated. No standing airline crew-layover contract is confirmed, so treated as a general hotel available on request rather than a dedicated crew facility.
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