Key takeaways
- IATA code (what you type on MakeMyTrip, Google Flights, airline apps): VTZ.
- ICAO code (what pilots and ATC use): VOVI.
- VTZ is the same code the old Vizag airport used; only the physical airport changed on 17 August 2026.
- A ticket reading Visakhapatnam (VTZ) after that date is for Bhogapuram, not INS Dega.
- Some outdated pages still list a planned IATA of VOX — that is incorrect. The live passenger code is VTZ.
Bhogapuram airport code: VTZ (IATA) and VOVI (ICAO). If you are booking a flight, hotel transfer or baggage tag, the three letters that matter are VTZ. That is the same code Visakhapatnam used for decades. At 12:01 am on 17 August 2026 it was reassigned to Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram.
| IATA (passenger / tickets) | VTZ |
|---|---|
| ICAO (aviation / ATC) | VOVI |
| City label on tickets | Often still “Visakhapatnam (VTZ)” |
| Code transferred | 12:01 am, 17 August 2026 |
| Previous VTZ airport | Visakhapatnam civil enclave, INS Dega |
| Current VTZ airport | ASR International Airport, Bhogapuram |
What is the airport code for Bhogapuram?
Two codes identify the same place. VTZ is the International Air Transport Association code printed on boarding passes. VOVI is the International Civil Aviation Organization code used in flight plans. When someone asks “bhogapuram airport code” they almost always mean VTZ.
Official name: Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport. Search engines and locals still call it Bhogapuram Airport. Both names share these codes.
What is the difference between VTZ and VOVI?
| Code | System | Who uses it | Where you see it |
|---|---|---|---|
| VTZ | IATA | Passengers, airlines, travel sites | Tickets, baggage tags, Google Flights |
| VOVI | ICAO | Pilots, ATC, METAR, charts | Flight plans, aviation weather, AIP |
Indian ICAO codes typically start with VO (the ICAO region for India). VOVI is the four-letter identity of the Bhogapuram aerodrome in those documents.
Why did Bhogapuram keep the VTZ code?
A brand-new IATA code would have forced every airline, GDS and already-issued ticket to change. Transferring VTZ meant existing Visakhapatnam bookings for 17 August 2026 onwards automatically resolved to the new terminal. The trade-off is confusion: the letters look unchanged while the airport moved into another district, about an hour up NH-16.
For the traveller checklist around that switch, use Bhogapuram airport flights and the VTZ code shift.
How should I use the code when I book?
- Type VTZ in airline apps, MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip, Ixigo and Google Flights.
- Ignore the city name if it still says Visakhapatnam — after 17 August 2026 that pairing means Bhogapuram.
- Tell your taxi driver “Bhogapuram airport / ASR International Airport”, not only “VTZ” or “Vizag airport”.
- ICAO VOVI is not what booking engines expect.
Is the Bhogapuram airport code VOX?
No. Some older blogs listed a placeholder or rumoured IATA of VOX while the airport was still under construction. The code that actually transferred, and the code airlines use today, is VTZ. If a page still says VOX, treat it as outdated.
Wikipedia’s entry for the airport lists IATA VTZ and ICAO VOVI. Our encyclopedia style summary is at Bhogapuram airport Wikipedia.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Bhogapuram Airport, answered concisely.
VTZ is the IATA code and VOVI is the ICAO code for Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram. VTZ is the code passengers use on tickets, baggage tags and booking sites.
VTZ used to mean the civil enclave at INS Dega in Visakhapatnam. From 12:01 am on 17 August 2026 it means Bhogapuram. The letters did not change; the airport underneath them did.
VOVI. ICAO codes are four letters and appear on flight plans, METAR weather reports and aeronautical charts. Passengers almost never need VOVI to buy a ticket.
Type VTZ. The result may still be labelled Visakhapatnam. That is the transferred code pointing at Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, Bhogapuram.
No new passenger code was issued. Authorities transferred the existing IATA code VTZ so that thousands of already-issued tickets and schedules did not have to be reissued under a new three-letter designator.
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