Kadapa Airport
| Kadapa Airport కడప విమానాశ్రయం |
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| IATA: CDP – ICAO: VOCP | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kadapa City | ||||||||||
| Location | Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh India |
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| Opened | 07 June 2015 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 430 ft / 131 m | ||||||||||
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Kadapa Airport (IATA: CDP, ICAO: VOCP) is located 12 km north west of Kadapa (formerly Cuddapah) in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is spread over 669.5 acres (270.9 ha) of land and has been upgraded at a cost of Rs. 42 Crore. The upgraded airport was inaugurated on 7 June 2015 by Indian Civil Aviation Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju.[2] The Airport terminal building has a capacity to handle 100 peak hour passengers at a time and the apron can accommodate 3 ATR-72 type of aircraft.[3]
History
The Airport was constructed in 1953, and initially had a 3,500 ft (1,067 m) runway. In the 1980s, Vayudoot operated services to Kadapa from Hyderabad. The State Government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in March 2007 for developing the existing airports at Kadapa and Warangal to handle ATR-42 and ATR-72 type of aircraft.[4]
In 2009, a new 6,562 ft × 150 ft (2,000 m × 46 m) runway was completed under the Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis at a cost of Rs. 21 crore. In addition, a 11-km long compound wall was constructed with an outlay of Rs. 24 crore. In the second phase, an Air Traffic Control (ATC) building, passenger terminal, parking bays and internal roads were built at a cost of Rs. 13 crore. Other facilities were developed at an estimated cost of Rs 8 crore.[5]
Scheduled commercial flights to the airport commenced on 7 June 2015 when Air Pegasus launched its thrice weekly ATR-72 service to Bangalore.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Pegasus | Bangalore |
References
- ↑ Cuddapah Airport at the Airports Authority of India
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External links
- Cuddapah Airport at the Airports Authority of India
- Airport information for VOCP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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