Overview
- The project has in-principle clearance from the Union civil aviation ministry, and an RFP has been issued for a long-term concession to a private developer.
- Planned over about 1,333 acres, Phase 1 is designed for roughly 1.4 million passengers annually with scalability to 15 million in later phases.
- Technical plans call for an Aerodrome 4C layout with a 2,750×45 m runway suited for A320-class aircraft and a terminal that expands in phases.
- APADCL has been authorized to acquire 418 acres at Damavaram with a reported compensation offer of Rs 13 lakh per acre to farmers.
- Strategic siting near national highway corridors, Krishnapatnam and Ramayapatnam ports, and industrial clusters underpins a future cargo facility and makes this the state’s eighth airport.