Operations in Andhra Pradesh’s newest airport at Kadapa will begin on Sunday when a flight from Bengaluru touches down on its tarmac.
Built at a cost of Rs 42 crore by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Kadapa is part of the plan to promote regional and remote area connectivity in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju will be present at Kadapa Airport when the first flight lands at 11.30 am on Sunday.
“The airport has a new compact pre-fabricated terminal building with a capacity to handle 100 peak hour passengers at a time,” a statement said.
The runway with dimension 1719m x 45m is capable of handling ATR-72 type aircraft operations. The new apron can accommodate three ATR-72 type aircrafts.