PM Modi Inaugurates Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram

4 August 2026National

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, on 1 August 2026. Built at about Rs 2,800 crore as a joint venture between the Andhra Pradesh government and GMR Group, the greenfield airport handles about 6 million passengers a year in Phase 1 (expandable to 24 million) and replaces the ageing Visakhapatnam airport as the region main gateway.

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Alluri Sitarama Raju: tribal freedom fighter Manyam Veerudu, led Rampa Rebellion 1922-24 | AP CM: N. Chandrababu Naidu | AP Governor: Justice S. Abdul Nazeer | GMR runs Delhi, Hyderabad, Goa airports

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PM Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram (Andhra Pradesh) — a ~Rs 2,800 crore GMR-AP greenfield airport handling 6 million passengers/year in Phase 1, replacing Visakhapatnam airport.

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