The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Why the Visakhapatnam airport shut, and what still flies from INS Dega
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V. Kamalakara Rao
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Visakhapatnam airport has officially ceased commercial operations at the INS Dega civil enclave after decades of service. All scheduled flights have transitioned to the newly commissioned Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram.
The Visakhapatnam airport marked its final day of commercial operations on Sunday (August 16, 2026). The last scheduled flight, IndiGo’s 10.45 p.m. service to New Delhi, flight 6E 2018, took with it the civil run of an airfield that has served the city since the Second World War.
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