The Kadapa Airport in Andhra Pradesh will be on the air connectivity map of the country on June 7 with its inauguration taking place at a function to be attended by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
The first flight at Kadapa will land from Bengaluru at 11.30 am on the same day.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), in its endeavour to promote regional and remote area connectivity in Tier-II and Tier III cities, has completed the development of Kadapa Airport at the cost of Rs 42 crores.
The Airport has a new compact pre-fabricated terminal building with a capacity to handle 100 peak hour passengers at a time. The runway with 1719m x 45m dimension is capable to handle ATR-72 type of aircraft operations.
To facilitate the development of Kadapa Airport, the Andhra Pradesh Government has made available 520 acres of land.
The air connectivity will enhance the business potential and employment opportunities, and give impetus to the economic growth of the city and the region.