Visakhapatnam airport commercial operations to shift to Bhogapuram around August 15
Commercial flight operations at Visakhapatnam are scheduled to transition to the new Bhogapuram International Airport around August 15, 2026. The new facility will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 1.
Why it matters
This infrastructure development marks a significant upgrade in regional connectivity and aviation capacity for the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Commercial flight operations at Visakhapatnam will shift from the present airport at INS Dega to the new Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district around mid-August 2026, two weeks after the airport is inaugurated on August 1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, will inaugurate the airport at 10 a.m.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House in New Delhi on Wednesday. Mr. Naidu invited him to the inauguration of the Bhogapuram airport on August 1. Photo: Special Arrangement pic.twitter.com/qon0MFl36W
Preparations at the airport have been going on quietly over the past few weeks.
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