AirportsVijayawada International Airport is a large airport serving Vijayawada, in Andhra Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VGA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VGA
- ICAO code
- VOBZ
- City
- Vijayawada
- State or region
- Andhra Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 16.5300° N, 80.8049° E
- Elevation
- 25 m (82 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,360 m (11,023 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VGA means Vijayawada International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOBZ. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.5300° N, 80.8049° E. It stands 25 metres (82 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Vijayawada International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,360 metres (11,023 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,360 m 11,023 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rajahmundry AirportMadhurapudi | RJA | 125 km |
| Rajiv Gandhi International AirportHyderabad | HYD | 264 km |
| Kurnool AirportOrvakal | KJB | 296 km |
| Jagdalpur AirportJagdalpur | JGB | 312 km |
| Kadapa AirportKadapa | CDP | 313 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,390 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 887 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,808 km | 3 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,978 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,137 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,045 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,049 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,164 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,316 km | 11 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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