Ariel view of Vizag Airport integrated passenger terminal

Visakhapatnam Airport is the largest and one of the busiest airports in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The Airport is located about 7 KM from the city of Visakhapatnam popularly known as Vizag. The airport began its civilian operations in 1981 with a couple of flights per day. However today it is the busiest Airport in the state handling both international and domestic flights. In 2009, due to increasing air traffic, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) constructed a new passenger terminal at the airport and converted the old terminal in to a Cargo Complex. The new terminal handles both the international and domestic passengers. The new integrated passenger terminal covers an area of 20400 sq. meters and can handle 300 passengers on arrival and 700 passengers on departure at a time.