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Vijayawada International Airport

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (India)
IATA: VGA ICAO: VOBZ
Longest Active Runway
11,023 ft
3,360 meters
Field Elevation
82 ft
25 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
16.5300°, 80.8049°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#18 in India
Out of 153 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#574 Worldwide
Top 7.6% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5445 MSL
Top 74.9% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+10.2%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Vijayawada International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,023 ft (3,360 m). It ranks as the #18 longest runway in India and #574 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
08/26 11,023 ft (3360m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/vga.json ↗