Tirupati Airport

Tirupati Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesTirupati
LocationRenigunta, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Opened1971 (1971)
Elevation AMSL107 m / 350 ft
Coordinates13°38′16″N 079°32′50″E / 13.63778°N 79.54722°E / 13.63778; 79.54722
WebsiteTirupati Airport
Map
TIR
TIR
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,810 12,500 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2024–March 2025)
Passengers995,640 ( 14.4%)
Aircraft movements12,043 ( 10.3%)
Cargo tonnage134 ( 262.1%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Tirupati Airport (IATA: TIR, ICAO: VOTP) is an international airport serving Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.[4] It is located off the National Highway 71, in Renigunta, about 14 km (8.7 mi) from Tirupati.[5]

History

The airport was commissioned in 1971.[5] In 2008, an expansion plan was proposed, and the project got underway in 2010.[6][7] The construction of a new passenger terminal began in 2012,[8] and was inaugurated in October 2015.[9][10] The airport was declared an international airport by the Government of India in June 2017.[11][12] In 2018, the Airports Authority of India proposed an expansion of the existing runway and apron to accommodate larger aircraft,[5] and the foundation stone for the project was laid on 20 February 2019.[13] In November 2019, the minister of civil aviation announced plans for a construction of a new lounge at the airport and that the runway expansion, estimated to cost ₹1.77 billion (US$21 million), would be completed by 2021.[14] However, the expansion of the runway and installation of supporting aids, were completed only in February 2025.[15]

Facilities

Runway

The airport has a single asphalt runway, designated as 8/26.[5] The runway was extended from 2,286 m (7,500 ft) to 3,810 m (12,500 ft) in February 2025.[15][16] It is equipped with an Instrument Landing System, Precision approach path indicator, and other landing aids.[5]

Apron

The airport has a parking space for three narrow body aircraft in the main apron attached to the old terminal building. A new apron, capable of accommodating two wide body aircraft and one narrow body aircraft, was added later. It is planned to be expanded to include four parking bays for narrow body aircraft, and was equipped with night parking facilities.[5]

Terminal

A new integrated terminal referred to as Garuda terminal was opened adjacent to the existing domestic terminal in 2015. Spread over an area of 16,500 m2 (178,000 sq ft) and built at a cost of ₹1.75 billion (US$21 million), it has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time.[17][18]

Airlines and destinations

As of February 2026, the airport has scheduled commercial services operated four airlines.[19] Though declared an international airport earlier in 2017, the first international flight took off from the airport only in 6 December 2024.[20]

AirlinesDestinations
Air IndiaHyderabad, Delhi
Alliance AirHyderabad, Rajahmundry
IndiGoBengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam
Star AirShimoga

Incidents

  • On 15 November 1993, Indian Airlines flight 440 (IC-440), an Airbus A300 (registered VT-EDV), operating on a scheduled flight from Madras (now Chennai) to Hyderabad, crashed into the paddy fields near Tirupati Airport.[21] It had been diverted to the airport due to poor weather and ran out of fuel. There were no casualties, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[22][23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Tirupati International Airport" (PDF). Airports Authority of India.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Pre Feasibility report (PDF). Airports Authority of India (Report). February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ "PM Lays Foundation Stone for New Integrated Terminal at Tirupati Airport". Press Information Bureau (Press release). 1 September 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Int'l status for Tirupati airport still a dream". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Complete works before Oct. 15: AAI Chairman". The Hindu. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Tirupati airport terminal inauguration on October 22". The Hindu. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  10. ^ "New terminal at Tirupati to start operations today". Deccan Chronicle. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Vijayawada, Tirupati airports get global tag". The Hindu. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  12. ^ "No foreign flights at Tirupati, Vijaywada airports after international tag". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Stone laid for Renigunta airport runway expansion". Business Line. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Centre allots land for Tirupati Airport expansion". The New Indian Express. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Key aviation infrastructure commissioned at Tirupati Airport". Hans India. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Tirupati airport runway expansion work takes off". The Hindu. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate new terminal of Tirupati airport tomorrow". The Economic Times. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Govt determined to strengthen tourism infrastructure: PM". The Hindu. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Departures, Tirupati Airport". Flightradar. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  20. ^ "First Int'l flight from Tirupati to take off today". Hans India. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Blowing the wind". Telegraph. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ^ "Major air crashes in India in two decades". The New Indian Express. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  23. ^ Civil aviation accident summary (PDF). DGCA (Report). 22 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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