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ABOUT THE CITY AND AIRPORT CONNECTIVITY

NAME OF THE AIRPORT (STATE) : VISAKHAPATNAM AIRPORT (ANDHRA PRADESH)

ABOUT THE CITY:

(I) INTRODUCTION: Visakhapatnam, The City of Destiny is the jewel of Andhra Pradesh. The city is nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and faces the Bay of Bengal to the east. It is located on NH-16 (Kolkata- Chennai Highway). It is the administrative headquarters of Visakhapatnam district and also the Financial Capital of Andhra Pradesh.

It is a fascinating town ship with multi-cultural ambience and a rich cultural heritage. This is major Industrial and fastest growing city of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh. It is a Hub of business activities and is one of the fastest growing cities of India, having highest per capita income in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The city sometimes goes by its now mostly defunct colonial British name, Waltair. During the colonial era, the city's hub was the Waltair railway station, and that part of the city still is called Waltair.

Visakhapatnam has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. Visakhapatnam was ranked as the fifth cleanest city in India according to the government's Swachhta Sarvekshan rankings.

(II) ABOUT THE DISTRICT POPULATION, ECONOMY, INDUSTRY & TOURISM POTENTIAL: POPULATION: As per recent population estimates, the population of the city in 2019 was recorded as 4.30 Million.

ECONOMY: Visakhapatnam's economy ranks as the Ninth-largest among Indian cities, with a GDP of $43.5 Billion (USD). Visakhapatnam is the principal commercial hub of the state, and contributes to its economy in many sectors such as heavy industries, tourism, industrial minerals, fishing, and information technology. Visakhapatnam Port is the fifth busiest port in India in terms of cargo handled. Visakhapatnam is home to the oldest shipyard and the only natural harbor on the east coast of India.

INDUSTRY: There are many Special economic zones and industrial corridors such as, VSEZ, APSEZ, APIIC, Aganampudi Industrial Park, Visakha Dairy, JNPC, Brandix Apparel City etc., are located in and around the city. Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) is a special economic zone (covering 5,770 acres (23.4 km2). It is occupied by industries such as WS Industries, Pokarna Limited, Uniparts, Confidence Petroleum, Southern Online Bio, Nagarjuna Agri Chem, Anjaney Alloys, Maithon Alloys and Abhijit Ferro Alloys. Asian Paints to set up Rs. 1750-cr Greenfield plant near Vizag. Brandix Apparel City is a textile-based SEZ covering 1,000 acres (4.0 km2). The aim of this project is to provide 60,000 local jobs. The SEZ has textile manufacturers namely Pioneer Elastic Fiber, Ocean India, Quantum Clothing, Fountain Set Group and Limited Brands. Pilkington, an automotive-glass manufacturer is also has its company. Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC) is the only pharmaceutical SEZ in India, with 58 pharmaceutical companies including Pharma Zell of Germany and Eisai Pharma of Japan.

The Defence controlled Hindustan Shipyard built India's first ship Jala Usha. Ports and Shipyard led to

3 many public & private sectors to set up large-scale industries. Some of them include, Visakhapatnam Export, GAIL, HPCL, BHEL, Hindustan Zinc, Dredging Corporation of India, Coromandel Fertilizers, RINL and LG Polymers, Jindal Stainless Steels, Synergies Castings, Rain Calcining Limited, Reliance, Brandix, Essar Pellet Plant, Andhra (Cements, Petrochemicals and Ferroalloys) Ltd. etc.

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is a Navaratna PSE under the Ministry of Steel. Visakhapatnam Steel Plant fondly called Vizag steel. It is the first shore based Integrated Steel Plant in the country and is known for its quality products delighting the customers. It is a market leader in long products and it caters to the needs of diverse Industrial sectors.

Visakhapatnam is experiencing growth in the IT sector, contributing to the local economy. Incubation centre in Visakhapatnam is named as Sunrise Startup Village, the Technology Research and Innovation Park, promoted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Startup Village in Private Public Partnership basis at Hill 3 Rushikonda IT Park in Visakhapatnam on the line of Startup Village kochi and is identified for construction of the iconic Signature Tower.The government has established an IT special economic zone and incubation centre in the Rushikonda Hills.

TOURISM POTENTIAL:

Visakhapatnam is one of the main tourism destinations in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The city is famous for beaches, caves and the Eastern Ghats as well as wildlife sanctuaries. The famous tourist places in Visakhapatnam and its close vicinity includes, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Ramakrishna Beach, Kailasagiri, Simhachalam Temple, Appikonda, Bavikonda, Bojjanakonda, Lingalakonda (3rd & 4th Century Buddist constructions), Rushikonda beach, Yarada beach, Erramatti Dibbalu (The million year old vast stretch of naturally formed red hillocks), Araku valley( labeled Andhra’s Ooty), Borra caves (million year old limestone caves are at a height of 705 mtr above sea level), Dumbriguda Chaaparai water falls, Bheemili Beach, Lambasingi etc.

The landmarks of the city include Dolphin's Nose, Lighthouse, Kailasagiri, Beach Road, VUDA Park, Visakha Museum, Matsyadarsini (an aquarium) and TU-142 Aircraft Museum is the only aircraft museum in South Asia. INS Kursura Submarine Museum is the only of its kind in India. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in the city has variety of wildlife species. Erra Matti Dibbalu (Red sand dunes) is situated between Visakhapatnam and Bheemunipatnam are one of the geo-heritage sites in the country. This tourist spot is now protected and preserved as a heritage site. Dr Ramanaidu Film Studio in 33 acres space off the Visakha-Bhimili beach road is one of the film shootings destinations. Telugu Heritage museum on atop Kailasagiri amid picturesque surroundings is developed by World Telugu Federation and Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority.

Beaches along the coastline of the Bay of Bengal are Ramakrishna Mission Beach, Rushikonda Beach. Others include Yarada, Bheemili, Lawson's Bay, Tenneti, Sagar Nagar and Gangavaram beaches.

Araku Valley, 112 km (70 mi) from Visakhapatnam is a hill station at an elevation of over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). Borra Caves are caves discovered by British geologist William King in 1807. Tyda (an Eco tourism project), Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary under Andhra Pradesh Forest Department are wildlife conservation sites near the city. Kondakarla Ava, a natural lake and bird sanctuary, is 50 km south of Visakhapatnam.

With quaint valleys and chilling temperatures, Lambasingi is the only place in the southern region that sees snowfall. Perched at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level, this misty hill station in

4 Visakhapatnam's Chintapalli town, is also fondly known as the 'Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh'

CITY SIDE Arial View

6 APRON DRAWING

No. of Movements per day : 76 AirAsia Berhad Alliance Air Scoot Air Air India AirAsia 2 2 2 6 16 SpiceJet 10

Indigo

AirIndia Indigo SpiceJet AirAisa Alliance Air Scoot Airlines AirAsia Berhad

9 (III) PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND CONNECTIVITY BY RAIL, ROAD & AIR AS PER TABLE MENTIONED BELOW:

S. Name & Name & Name & Name & Details of Aerial & Industrial / No. Dist b/w Dist b/w Dist b/w Dist b/w Connecting Dist from Tourists Airport to Airport Airport Airport to road to Nearby religious Nearest to to Nearest nearest Airport/s places of city centre Nearest National State National/Sta interest Railway Highway High te Highway around the station Highway city with ROW WIDTH distance.

01 Visakhapatn Visakhapa NH 16 NH 39 04 14 m Rajamundry Simhachalam am City tnam 500 m 03 Km Lanes Airport Temple: 9 km Railway 87 NM / 08 km Station 196 km Visakhapatn 10 km Visakha am District Vijayawada Museum 15 Collectorate Airport km 18 km 157 NM / 337 km Submarine Museum- 16km

TU 142 Museum- 16km

VSEZ 07 km

Araku Valley 115 km

Borra Caves 90 km Lambasingi- 117km

10 TECHNICAL DETAIL ABOUT THE AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP

NAME OF THE AIRPORT (STATE) : VISAKHAPATNAM AIRPORT (ANDHRA PRADESH)

ABOUT THE AIRPORT :

A GENERAL INFORMATION a. AIRPORT OWNER/OPERATOR Navy (AAI Maintained Civil Enclave) b. STATE Andhra Pradesh c. ICAO/ IATA CODE VOVZ / VTZ d. LOCATION 12 km from Visakhapatnam City LATITUDE/LONGITUDE OF 174316.240N e. AERODROME 0831328.620E REFERENCE POINT (ARP–WGS 84) f. SUITABILITY UPTO A 747 in IMC Domestic: Scheduled: Delhi, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Port Blair, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Raipur, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Rajahmundry. AIRCRAFT g. OPERATIONS(SCHEDULED/NO DESTINATIO International : Scheduled: N- SCHEDULED) N Dubai, Singapore, Kaulalampur Non-scheduled: Colombo

Domestic: Scheduled: Air India, Air Asia, Indigo ,Spice , Alliance Air.

Non-scheduled: GMR, KPCL, GVHL, Sun Network, Taj Air, Turbo Aviation, Pawan Hans, VRL, OLS, Joyjet, JSW Steel & OPERATORS Power, KARANA, Indifly, IFOSAL, Kalyan Jewellers, GHOBAWAT Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Yazabins, HAL, VM Aviation, Taneja Air Space, Jupitor, Diamond Executive Aviation, SAIL, PHL, OSL, ARRO Air charters, OIL, VRL Logistics International : Scheduled: Air India, Air Asia Berhad, Scoot Tiger Airways Non-scheduled: VRL Logistics Domestic: 76 movements FREQUENCY (35 arrivals & 35 departures) International : 6 movements (03 arrivals & 03 departures)

11 h. ATC WATCH HOURS (IST) 24 hr OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE VICINITY i. Nil (WITHIN 150 Km RADIUS) j. STATUS OF AIRPORT LICENSE Not licensed being Civil Enclave, INS DEGA, Navy

B AIRPORT ADDRESS AND CONTACT NUMBERS Airport Director, AAI AERODROME ADMINISTRATION, Visakhapatnam Airport, Visakhapatnam - a. ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, 530009, 0891- 2851100(TEL); TELE-FAX, AFS (AFTN)& E-MAIL ID 0891 2851101 (FAX); Mobile: 09441887240; [email protected] CONTACT NUMBER AND E-MAIL ID OF 0891-2851134 [email protected] i ATC INCHARGE ATC operated by Indian Navy ii PROJECT MANAGER Shri M H Adil, JGM E (Civil ) Indigo airlines, Spicejet airlines, Air India iii AIRLINE MANAGER Alliance Air, Air Asia, Scoot Airlines Air India / Alliance Air – 0891 2572020 Indigo – 0891 2507085 Spice Jet – 9642277747 Air Asia – 0891 2751453 Scoot Tiger Airways - 7285966665 M/s Sri Sai Sampath Aviation, M/s Visakha iv GROUND HANDLING MANAGER Enterprises, M/s. Agile Airport Services Pvt Ltd and M/s Vision Aviation Pvt. Ltd.

Sai Sampath – 9348664999 / 9396959999 Vision Aviation – 9963001235 Visakha Enterprises – 9030514270 / 9985133367 Agile Airport Services – 0891 2507085

M/s IOCL (0891-2571063), v AIRPORT FUEL SERVICES MANAGER M/s BPCL - 0891- 2512768) and M/s HPCL – 0891- 2574890

Customs – 0891 2799128 vi Customs / Immigration Immigration – 0891 2762709

C AIRPORT LAND AREA & UTILIZATION a. TOTAL LAND AREA AVAILABLE (Acres) 350.31 Acres b. AVAILABLE LAND ON AIRSIDE 276.89 Acres i PRESENT IN USE (OPERATIONAL AREA) 276.89 Acres ii FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT Apron Expansion (overlay) c. AVAILABLE LAND ON CITY SIDE 73.42 Acres I PRESENT IN USE 64.60 Acres ii FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT 8.82 Acres d RESIDENTIAL COLONY 44.74 Acres

12 ADDITIONAL LAND REQUISITIONED TO STATE e Nil GOVT. IOC : 2397.40 sqm, NCC : 3600.00 sqm f LAND ON LEASE TO OTHER DEPARTMENT/AGENCIES CPWD : 4830.28 sqm, ICG :05.00 acres g. LAND FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT To be identified h. LAND FOR SOLAR PANELS Nil

D TECHNICAL INFORMATION AERODROME DATA (AIR SIDE) a. AERODROME ELEVATION / REFERENCE TEMPERATURE 10 Feet b. AERODROME REFERENCE CODE (ARC) 4 D c. AERODROME TRAFFIC DENSITY Medium d. TYPE OF TRAFFIC PERMITTED VFR/IFR AERODROME RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING CATEGORY e. CAT-7 (ARFF) VSP f. VOR CHECK POINTS N4-275°-0.8NM, N3-273°-0.7NM

E MOVEMENT AREA FACILITIES (AIR SIDE) 28/10, 3050m x 45m a. RUNWAY DESIGNATION / DIMENSION 05/23 (disused Rwy. Used by NAVY for parking) b. DIMENSION OF RUNWAY STRIP 3170m x 150m c. RUNWAY STRENGTH ( PCN / LCN) 60 / F/A/W/T d. RUNWAY CONSTRUCTED / LAST RE-CARPETED YEAR 10/28—2007 e. RUNWAY SHOULDERS Available f. LOCATION OF THRESHOLD(DISPLACEMENT) Beginning of Runway g. STOP WAY/ BLAST PAD (SWY/BP) Available h. TURN PADS Available I. RUNWAY END SAFETY AREA (RESA) Available j. SLOPE 1%

F DECLARED DISTANCE (IN METER) RWY TORA TODA ASDA LDA DESIGNATOR 28 10,000 ft (3050 m) 10,000 ft 10,000 ft 10,000 ft 10 10,000 ft 10,000 ft 10,000 ft 10,000 ft

G TAXIWAY N3 (Dimension 187 x 23 /Strength 98/R/A/W/T)  a. TWY-(DIMENSION/LOCATION/STRENGTH) N4 (Dimension 187 x 23 / Strength 98/R/A/W/ T) N5 (Dimension 375 x 23 / Strength 70/R/C/X/T) SHOULDER DETAIL(WIDTH/STRENGTH) N3 & N4 7.5 m wide , N5 3.5 m wide

13  PARELLEL TWY(WIDTH/STRENGTH) Not Available b. SHOULDER DETAILS(WIDTH/STRENGTH) Not Available

H APRON a. DIMENSION/AREA (IN SQ M) 330m x 137m / 45210 sq. m (Existing Apron), 168m x 159m / 26712 Sq. m (New extended Apron) b. CAPACITY 16 Parking Bays c. PCN 90/R/A/W/T (Existing Apron) & 70/R/C/X/T(EXTN APRON) ISOLATION BAY d. Available with Navy (DIMENSION/LOCATION/STRENGTH)

I HANGARS WITH ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE a. AAI Not Available b. NON-AAI Not Available

J AERONAUTICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM (VISUAL NAVIGATIONAL AIDS) a. RWY / TWY / TURNPAD / APRON EDGE LIGHTS Available b. PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) Available Simple approach for Rwy 10 c. APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM (ALS) CAT 1 for Rwy 28 d. APRON FLOOD LIGHT 7 nos. e. AERODROME BEACON Available f. ISOLATION BAY LIGHTING Available maintained by Indian Navy g. OBSTRUCTION LIGHT 11 Nos SPOL lights on the Surrounding hills h. LIGHTED LANDING ‘T’ / WDI Available i. MARKINGS Available

K COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATIONAL & SURVELLIANCE AIDS AIR-TO-GROUND COMMUNICATION-VHF/ VHF TWR:119.7 MHZ, APP:123.5 MHZ- With GROUND-TO-GROUND COMMUNICATION- DSCN INDIAN NAVY & LAN/WAN RCAG a. VOVZ-VOMM : 126.15MHz,134.25MHz UAH VOVZ-VECC :132.45/132.35/128.3 MHz DSCN :- VOVZ-VOMM

Enroute DVOR-VVZ- 114.0MHz DME- VVZ - 1174/1111MHz b. DVOR/DME (HIGH POWER) Terminal DVOR –VSP-116.6MHz , DME-VSP-1200/1137MHz ILS28 LLZ-IVSA- c. ILS/DME (LOW POWER) ( LLZ/GP) 111.1MHz GP- 331.7MHz DME-IVSA-1072/1009MHz d. SURVELLIANCE RADAR MSSR

L AVIATION METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FACILITY a. CATEGORY ‘A’ class b. EQUIPMENTS All equipments (MET with Indian Navy)

M AVIATION REFUELING SERVICES a. CATEGORY ATF b. EQUIPMENTS Bouzers C. AGENCY M/S IOCL, M/S HPCL & M/s BPCL

N SECURITY & SAFETY FACILITY PERIMETER BOUNDARY WALL / a. 1.5 Km length approx. / 08 Ft wall & 1- 1/2 FENCE(LENGTH/HEIGHT IN M) Ft consortina cpoil b. PERIMETER ROAD (length/width) Available / Under Indian Navy Control 03 Security Gates / 02 Watch Towers are c. SECURITY GATES/WATCH TOWER Under AAI Control, 02 additional watch towers Constructed and CISF manpower deployment will be made available after resurvey of CISF manpower. d. FIRE STATION / MT WORKSHOP Available Cat VII with Indian navy

O PASSENGER FACILITY INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC SIDE SIDE a. TERMINAL BUILDING BUILTUP AREA (IN SQ M) 19800 (integ)Sq. m Intl. departure: 5723 sq.m Intl. Arrival : 5429 sq. m b. ANNUAL DESIGN CAPACITY (MPPA) 2.74 3.5 after expansion PEAK HOUR CAPACITY (PHP)- c. 400 Pax 300 Pax DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL/TRANSIT PAX (600 pax after (450 pax after expansion) expansion) d. PASSANGER FACILITATION  CHECK-IN-COUNTERS / CUTE SYSTEM 20 combined 10 additional counters will be provided after expansion 3(common for Inline baggage system for  CONVEYOR BELTS both domestic and domestic and international Intl Airlines) departure will be made available after expansion

Exclusive 2 arrival conveyor belts will be made available for International arrival

15 Hand baggage -7 Inline baggage system will  X-BIS Regd.Baggage- 6 be made available after (combined) expansion

 PBB/ELEVATOR/ESCALATORS 3/5/3 combined 01 elevator and 01 escalator in Intl. Departure and 01 elevator and 01 escalator in Intl. arrival will be made available after expansion Available After expansion :  IMMIGRATION Immgn counters: Immgn counters: 12 12 (Dep: 06 Arr: 06) (Dep: 06 Arr: 06)

 CUSTOMS Available Customs: 7 Customs: 7 (Dep:02 Arr:05)

(Dep:02 Arr:05)

 HEALTH Available Available

 PLANT QUARANTINE FACILITY Not available Not available

(combined)

 PAX BAGGAGE TROLLEYS 570 available 1000 will be made available after expansion  RESERVED LOUNGE Dep-2,Arr-1 combined  AIRLINES OFFICES 19 combined  FIRST AID MI room available combined  RESTAURANT / SNACKS BAR 1/7 combined  SMOKING ROOM 1 domestic 1 International  CHILD CARE ROOM 1 in Check in Area -- 1 in Domestic SHA  FACILITIES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED combined PERSONS SUCH AS TOILETS Available RAMPS,RAILINGS,WHEEL CHAIR etc. 12140 sq.m/400 combined  CAR PARK AREA /CAPACITY cars Not available  MULTI LAYER CAR PARKING

 Self Check – in Kisok 05 nos for Hand Baggage and 06 Nos projected additional. 06 Nos projected for self baggage drop after expansion  Smart Feed Back Machines 10 nos  Bottle Crushing machine 01 no  Retail Outlets Available  Car Rental / Prepaid taxi / Cab Aggregator Available

16  Money Exchange counters 02  ATMs 02  Medical Inspection Room Available  Post Office Available  AP Tourism Help Desk Available  Banking Facility Available (SBI)  Duty Free Facility Available in international departure and arrival  Help Desk to assist needy pax (Sr.Citizen / Available at city side, public concourse, SHA, Differently Abled / Pregnant women etc) Arrival and airside

P AAI STAFF ACCOMMODATION EXISTING PROPOSED E Type – 01 D Type – 02 New multistoried C Type – 05 a TYPE WISE PROVISION quarters B Type – 16 for AAI employees A Type – 02

M Type - 06 b CISF BARRACK ACCOMMODATION 03 Nos Nil

Q AIRPORT SERVICES Source: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal a WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM Corporation (GVMC) As the Airport Area is at a low lying area and the ground water is very high, The rain water is being b RAIN WATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM disposed through open drain which is connected to the Konda Gedda Canal near to Airport. The Sewage at Airport is being treated at the Sewage Treatment Plant of capacity 180 KLD. The c SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM treated water is being re-used for gardening purpose. The solid waste generated is being taken away d SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM regularly by GVMC through large bins Available at Airport premises 33KV Power Supply (From APEPDCL) with 3 x e POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM 1500KVA transformers are Available. In addition to the above one 1600 KVA transformer will be made available after expansion to meet the load condition. The backup power is through 3 No’s 750KVA DG sets. 02 Nos of 750 KVA DG sets will be made available in addition to the above after expansion to meet the load condition.

R ANNUAL REVENUE/EXPENDITURE (F.Y.) Rs.IN LAKHS 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 a. AERONAUTICAL REVENUE 4339.92 5741.50 5923.33 7044.72 NON- AERONAUTICAL b. 760.05 951.16 1423.54 1554.02 REVENUE c. TOTAL REVENUE (a+b) 5099.97 6692.66 7346.87 8598.74 d. EXPENDITURE 5880.87 6044.14 7219.70 7180.11

S ANNUAL TRAFFIC HANDLED (F.Y.)

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

DOM INTL DOM INTL DOM INTL DOM INTL AIRCRAFT a. 15716 1661 18475 1421 18287 1734 22376 1806 MOVEMENT b. PASSENGER 1806838 121616 2381700 97849 2347117 134549 2703261 150370 CARGO (IN c. 2935 25 3579 54 3386 297 5241 498 TONNES) T MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WORK (RS. 2 CRORES AND ABOVE COST DATE OF PDC ADC COMMENCEMENT A ONGOING

Linear expansion of existing Integrated Terminal Building at Rs. 56.97 cr. Work in May-18 May, 2020 Visakhapatnam Civil Enclave. progress