Editing Andhra Pradesh (section)

==== Airports ====
{{See also|List of airports in Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Map/Airports in Andhra Pradesh}}
[[Tirupati Airport]] was established in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tirupati International Airport |url=https://www.tudaap.in/activity.php?category=Tirupati%20International%20Airport |website=Tirupati urban development authority |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> [[Visakhapatnam Airport|Visakhapatnam]] became a part of civil aviation in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visakhapatnam Airport Advertising |url=https://www.gingermediagroup.com/visakhapatnam-airport-advertising/ |website=Gingermediagroup |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> Daily flights to [[Vijayawada Airport|Vijayawada]] were started in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Air Deccan takes off finally |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/air-deccan-takes-off-finally/articleshow/227312.cms |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 October 2003}}</ref> Apart from these three which are international airports, the state has three [[domestic airport]]s, namely [[Rajahmundry Airport|Rajahmundry]], [[Kadapa Airport|Kadapa]], and [[Kurnool Airport|Kurnool]].{{Sfn|DOP|2023|p=180-183}} A privately owned airport for emergency flights and chartered flights is at [[Sri Sathya Sai Airport|Puttaparthi]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Puttaparthi airport to facilitate emergency landings; security to be beefed up |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/250721/puttaparthi-airport-to-facilitate-emergency-landings-security-to-be-b.html |access-date=10 August 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=25 July 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810133924/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/250721/puttaparthi-airport-to-facilitate-emergency-landings-security-to-be-b.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Bhogapuram international airport is being constructed with a budget of ₹4,750 crore on an area of 2,300 acres near Visakhapatnam. It is expected to be completed by 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhogapuram international airport will be ready by 2025, says Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Gudivada Amarnath |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bhogapuram-international-airport-will-be-ready-by-2025-says-andhra-pradesh-industries-minister-gudivada-amarnath/article67645263.ece |date=16 December 2023 |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]]|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217015305/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bhogapuram-international-airport-will-be-ready-by-2025-says-andhra-pradesh-industries-minister-gudivada-amarnath/article67645263.ece|archive-date=17 December 2023}}</ref> Andhra Pradesh saw a 60% increase in domestic air passenger traffic, with 24.74 lakh visitors at its five airports during the 2021–22 fiscal year (up to January 2022), compared to 15.48 lakh in the same period the previous fiscal year.<ref>{{Cite news |title=A.P. airports see 60% jump in domestic passenger footfall |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-airports-see-60-jump-in-domestic-passenger-footfall/article65246193.ece |last=Boda |first=Tarun |date=21 March 2022 |access-date=16 July 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]]|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401101206/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-airports-see-60-jump-in-domestic-passenger-footfall/article65246193.ece|archive-date=1 April 2022}}</ref>