Nagarjuna Sagar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirport Authority of India[1]
ServesNagarjuna Sagar
LocationNagarjuna Sagar, Andhra Pradesh
Time zoneIndian Standard Time (+5:30)
Elevation AMSL656 ft / 200 m
Coordinates16°32′33″N 079°19′07″E / 16.54250°N 79.31861°E / 16.54250; 79.31861
Map
VONS is located in Telangana
VONS
VONS
VONS is located in Andhra Pradesh
VONS
VONS
VONS is located in India
VONS
VONS
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
27/09 [2] 5,050 1,539 Asphalt

Nagarjuna Sagar Airport is an airport located in Guntur District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[3] The airport is used by private and chartered aircraft and has no scheduled services.[4] There are plans to upgrade the facility to enable scheduled commercial operations.[5][6] In March 2020, the Airports Authority of India announced it was considering developing the airport into a water aerodrome for use by seaplanes.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "AAI page". aai.aero.
  2. ^ "Great Circle Mapper".
  3. ^ "Andhra may develop Nagarjuna Sagar Airport". The news minute. 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Flights from Nagarjuna Sagar soon". The Hans India. 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ Vasudevan, Patri (20 April 2017). "Nagarjunasagar may get a new airport". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. ^ "AAI appoints consultant to prepare detailed project report". The New Indian Express.
  7. ^ "Seaplane services to start at six places: Govt". The Economic Times. 7 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Nagarjunasagar may get water aerodrome facility | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Seaplane tourism project in Krishna river back on cards". The New Indian Express. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2023.


Categories