Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport: A new gateway for Andhra Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the new Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport in Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The facility replaces the constrained civil enclave at INS Dega to support regional economic growth and aviation demand.
Exactly at 11 a.m. on Saturday (August 1, 2026), Andhra Pradesh will turn a new leaf in its post-bifurcation history. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and others, will inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district.
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