Question

How many airports are there in Andhra Pradesh?
a:5
b:6
c: 9
d:10

Answer 1

Hint: There are a total of 486 airports, flying schools, airstripes and military bases in our country, India and 123 airports are those which include scheduled commercial flights. There are 34 international airports in our country.

Complete answer:
There are five airports in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Those five airports as given as follows-
Visakhapatnam airport: This is a custom airport in Visakhapatnam. The area covered by this airport is about 350 acres. This airport also operates as a civil barrio on an airbase of Indian Navy named INS Dega. This is an international airport.
Tirupati airport: This is a domestic airport in a place named Renigunta which is a part of Tirupati. This airport has been granted an upgraded status to international by the Government of India.
Rajahmundry airport: This airport is situated in the rajahmundry city. The elevation of this airport is 151 ft. This airport covers an area of 148 hectare.
Vijayawada airport: This airport is an international airport which serves the Capital Region of Andhra Pradesh. This airport is situated in Vijayawada. This airport covers an area of 567 acres.
Puttaparthi airport: This airport is named after Sathya Sai Baba who was a spiritual guru. Sri Sathya Sai airport is situated at Puttaparthi. This airport is very small and it has facilities for chartered flights only. This is a private airport.

So, option a is correct.

Note: There are three international airports in Andhra Pradesh, three domestic airports, one private airport at present. There are four non-operational airports at present in Andhra Pradesh.