Where is VGA airport?

VGA is a large airport in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, at 16.5300, 80.8049, 25 m above sea level.

What time zone is VGA in?

VGA is in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+5:30.

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VGA — Vijayawada International Airport

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Large airport in Vijayawada, India.

IATA code: VGA
ICAO code: VOBZ
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 22; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5:30; Asia/Kolkata
Elevation: 25 m; 82 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,360 m

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About VGA

Vijayawada International Airport is a large airport serving Vijayawada, India. It is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 22 nonstop routes from VGA.

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Busiest nonstop routes from VGA

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
VGA → HYD	Hyderabad, India	265 km	374,123
VGA → BLR	Bengaluru, India	497 km	284,369
VGA → DEL	New Delhi, India	1,385 km	266,292
VGA → BOM	Mumbai, India	888 km	145,265
VGA → VTZ	Visakhapatnam, India	328 km	104,914
VGA → MAA	Chennai, India	398 km	92,447
VGA → SHJ	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	2,799 km	27,853
VGA → TIR	Tirupati, India	348 km	25,089
VGA → KJB	Kurnool, India	296 km	6,325
VGA → CDP	Kadapa, India	312 km	5,881
VGA → VNS	Varanasi, India	1,011 km	4,994
VGA → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,046 km	4,393
VGA → CCU	Kolkata, India	1,050 km	305
VGA → GOP	Gorakhpur, India	1,163 km	182
VGA → IXM	Madurai, India	797 km	53
VGA → RJA	Rajahmundry, India	125 km	53
VGA → KLH	Kolhapur, India	695 km	18
VGA → GOX	Mopa, India	748 km	12
VGA → SAG	Shirdi, India	765 km	8
VGA → PNQ	Pune, India	765 km	6
VGA → HBX	Hubballi, India	626 km	4
VGA → NMI	Navi Mumbai, India	864 km	2

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
RJA	Rajahmundry Airport	Rajahmundry, India	125 km
HYD	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	Hyderabad, India	264 km
KJB	Kurnool Airport	Kurnool, India	296 km
JGB	Jagdalpur Airport	Jagdalpur, India	312 km
CDP	Kadapa Airport	Kadapa, India	313 km

Distance from VGA to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
VGA → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,986 km	—
VGA → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,811 km	—
VGA → CDG	Paris, France	7,787 km	—
VGA → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,352 km	—
VGA → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	5,665 km	—
VGA → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,624 km	—
VGA → JFK	New York, United States	13,155 km	—
VGA → ATL	Atlanta, United States	14,237 km	—
VGA → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	14,062 km	—
VGA → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,046 km	4,393
VGA → HND	Tokyo, Japan	6,171 km	—
VGA → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,180 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
08/26	3,360 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India · 16.5300, 80.8049

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Questions

Vijayawada International Airport has the IATA code VGA and the ICAO code VOBZ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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