GMR’s Bhogapuram airport begins commercial flights on August 17 near Visakhapatnam
GMR Group’s Rs 5,000 crore Bhogapuram airport has been inaugurated, with commercial operations due to start on August 17. The airport is designed for six million annual passengers in phase one and can expand to 40 million, creating a future travel-retail and hospitality demand node.
PM Modi inaugurated GMR Group’s Rs 5,000 crore Bhogapuram airport near Visakhapatnam. The airport will start commercial operations on August 17 with initial annual capacity of six million passengers, expandable to 40 million.
Why this matters
GMR Group's Bhogapuram airport follows its recent July-launch signal, moving from pre-opening plans to commercial flights and strengthening the airport's retail, cargo and hospitality potential near Visakhapatnam.
Footfall is steady, with 540 signals recorded in the past 90 days; QoQ figures were not provided.