The Bhogapuram Blog

The Bhogapuram airport code is VTZ for bookings and VOVI for aviation. VTZ is not a new code: it transferred from the old Visakhapatnam airport at 12:01 am on 17 August 2026.

How far is Bhogapuram Airport from Vizag? About 40–45 km from the city and roughly an hour on NH-16 — longer from the railway station or Beach Road, shorter from Madhurawada.

There are two Bhogapuram airport opening dates. 1 August 2026 was the inauguration. 17 August 2026 was the first day of scheduled flights under the VTZ code.

Bhogapuram Airport started in 2026 — inaugurated on 1 August and open for scheduled flights from 17 August. Here is the year, and the decade of planning behind it.

A Wikipedia-style fact sheet for Bhogapuram Airport — official name, codes, location, dates, runway, airlines — plus the link to the English Wikipedia article.

Bhogapuram Airport is in Vizianagaram district. Tickets still say Visakhapatnam (VTZ), which is why so many people ask which district the new airport is in.

One distance table for Bhogapuram Airport: kilometres and drive times from Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Bhimli, Srikakulam, Araku and the old INS Dega airport.

Yes — Bhogapuram Airport has started. Commercial flights have been operating from Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport since 17 August 2026.

Bhogapuram Airport is situated in Bhogapuram mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, off National Highway 16 between Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam.

Visakhapatnam is the nearest major city to Bhogapuram Airport. Vizianagaram town is closer by drive time. Here is the ranked list of nearby cities and towns.

IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express, Scoot and India One Air offer flights from Bhogapuram Airport (VTZ). Who flies where, and how to confirm your date.

Bhogapuram is an international airport with opening services to Singapore (Scoot) and Abu Dhabi (IndiGo). What is flying, what the runway allows, and how to book.

The first commercial flight into Bhogapuram was IndiGo 6E 6408 from Hyderabad on 17 August 2026. Here is the sequence of firsts that day.

Use PIN 535216 and the full airport name when you book a cab. Address, district, coordinates and what not to type into maps.

What the Bhogapuram land market looks like once VTZ is live: prices, micro-markets, builder behaviour and the risks that did not retire with the ribbon-cutting.

Before the runway looked real, Bhogapuram was mostly agricultural land and a long-delayed proposal. Here is what the market actually felt like.

The full programme for the ASR International Airport inauguration at Bhogapuram on Saturday, 1 August 2026 — timings, dignitaries, the Dhimsa dance welcome, and why flights only start on 17 August.

Every verified specification of Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram: the 78,000 sq m terminal, the 3,800 m Code 4E runway, the 6 to 40 million passenger roadmap, and the technology behind it.

Commercial flights move to Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport on 17 August 2026, when the IATA code VTZ transfers at 12:01 am. Here is exactly what to check on your ticket, and how to avoid arriving at the wrong airport.

Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram is roughly an hour from Visakhapatnam by road. Here is every route and mode, with distances from eight starting points and how much buffer to leave.

Bhogapuram itself has very little hotel inventory, so the useful answer is area by area. Drive times, indicative price bands and honest advice on OYO, Airbnb and homestays near ASR International Airport.

What land actually costs across the Bhogapuram airport corridor in mid-2026, micro-market by micro-market — and the honest case for and against buying.

VMRDA approval, RERA registration, a 30-year encumbrance certificate, survey verification and airport-zone restrictions — the due diligence that protects a Bhogapuram purchase.

Bhimli in 30 minutes, Simhachalam in about 75, Borra Caves in three hours and Araku Valley in four. A themed guide to what is worth seeing around ASR International Airport, with sample itineraries.

The revolutionary who led Adivasi fighters against colonial forest law in the Eastern Ghats, died at around 27, and now gives his name to Andhra Pradesh's newest international airport.

GMR's aerotropolis plan, ₹17,900 crore of projects, a 25,000 MT cargo terminal and the job categories North Andhra can realistically expect — with the caveats.