Rajahmundry Airport
| Rajahmundry City Airport రాజమండ్రి విమానాశ్రయము |
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IATA: RJA – ICAO: VORY
 RJA
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rajahmundry, East Godavari | ||||||||||
| Location | Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 151 ft / 46 m | ||||||||||
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Rajahmundry City Airport (IATA: RJA, ICAO: VORY) is located at Madhurapudi, 18 km north of Rajahmundry in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Besides commercial flights to Hyderabad, the air strip is extensively used by helicopters of the ONGC for its offshore oil exploration operations and other government agencies.[1]
History
The airport was constructed during the British era and is spread over an area of 366 acres. It was served by Vayudoot between 1985 and 1994 and by VIF Airways in 1995.[2] The Andhra Pradesh government signed an MoU worth Rs. 23 crore with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in February 2007 for modernising the airport.[1] Works on the new terminal building to accommodate 150 passengers and a control tower were completed in 2011 at a cost of Rs. 38 crores. The terminal was inaugurated on 16 May 2012.[3] The AAI's plans to extend the existing runway from 1,749 metres to 3,125 metres to enable landing of aircraft like the Airbus A320 have met with resistance from local land owners.[4] Approximately 700 more acres would be needed for this expansion.[3] Limited by runway length, airlines operate smaller 70 seat turbo-prop aircraft like the ATR-72 (Jet Airways)and the Q-400 (SpiceJet) into Rajahmundry. As of now, the government has sanctioned Rs. 80 crores for its expansion.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
- Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Jet Airways | Bangalore, Hyderabad |
| SpiceJet | Hyderabad |
| TruJet | Hyderabad |
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See also
- Gulag, a vory is a criminal fraternity formed by prisoners of the gulags
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