Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport: A new gateway for Andhra Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the new Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport in Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The facility replaces the constrained civil enclave at INS Dega to support regional economic growth and aviation demand.
Why it matters
The new airport is a significant infrastructure development aimed at boosting connectivity and economic activity in the north coastal region of Andhra Pradesh.
Exactly at 11 a.m. on Saturday (August 1, 2026), Andhra Pradesh will turn a new leaf in its post-bifurcation history. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and others, will inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district.
The airport is the first international airport to be developed in Andhra Pradesh after the State’s bifurcation in 2014. Built to global standards by GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL), a subsidiary of the GMR Group, it has come up on more than 2,200 acres, with nearly 500 acres earmarked for future expansion. The project, costing more than ₹4,700 crore, has been developed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis.
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