GMR to open Bhogapuram airport to commercial flights on August 17
GMR Airports’ Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram will launch with capacity for 6 million passengers a year, with plans to scale to 40 million. The gateway’s wider aviation, commercial and residential development could create a significant future travel-retail catchment for the Visakhapatnam region.
GMR Airports will begin commercial flights at Bhogapuram’s Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport on August 17. The Andhra Pradesh gateway starts with six million annual passengers and is planned to scale to 40 million, adding aviation, commercial and residential development.
Why this matters
The confirmed August 17 launch builds on GMR’s recent Bhogapuram signals, which highlighted an August opening and 6 million annual passenger capacity.
Footfall is steady, with 538 signals recorded in the past 90 days; no QoQ change figure was provided.
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