Archive · 16 Aug 2026
ASR International Airport at Bhogapuram to start operations August 17
A brand-new airport called ASR International Airport is opening in Bhogapuram, India.
It will start welcoming flights and passengers on August 17.
The airport was built by the GMR Group together with the government.
It has a very long runway and can serve about six million travelers every year.
That number can grow to more than 40 million people in the future.
The old airport in Visakhapatnam will no longer serve flights, since all services are moving to the new one.
Nearly two dozen flights a day will fly to big cities like Hyderabad, Delhi and Bengaluru.
People will also be able to fly to Singapore with Scoot and to Abu Dhabi with IndiGo.
The new airport is expected to bring more tourists and businesses to the area.
ASR International Airport at Bhogapuram will commence flight operations from August 17, starting Sunday midnight.
The airport is developed and operated by GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited under a public-private partnership model.
It has an initial capacity of 6 million passengers per annum, scalable to more than 40 million passengers.
About 22 domestic flights will operate daily, with Hyderabad receiving the most services at nine flights a day.
Scoot will link Bhogapuram to Singapore three days a week, while IndiGo will operate direct services to Abu Dhabi four days a week.
- Who
- GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL), which developed and operates the airport, with airlines Scoot and IndiGo offering international services.
- What
- The newly built ASR International Airport becomes operational, while civilian services at the old Visakhapatnam Airport are suspended and all scheduled flights shift to the new airport.
- When
- August 17, with flight operations commencing from Sunday midnight.
- Where
- Bhogapuram, Visakhapatnam, North Andhra, India.
- Why
- To transform air connectivity for North Andhra and boost tourism, trade, business and international travel after the old airport served the region for more than four decades.
- Airport
- Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) International Airport
- Location
- Bhogapuram, near Visakhapatnam, North Andhra
- Operator
- GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL)
- IATA code
- VTZ (transferred from old Visakhapatnam Airport)
- Initial capacity
- 6 million passengers per annum
- Scalable capacity
- More than 40 million passengers
- Runway
- 3,800-metre Code 4E runway
- Daily domestic flights
- About 22