Vijayawada International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #356 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#574 of 7558

Top 7.6% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (India)

#18 of 26 in IN

#18 of 153 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 VGA in numbers: 11,023 ft longest runway · tied #356 of 650 published · #574 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.6%) · #18 in India.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

VGA lies at 25 m (82 ft), #462 of 650 published airports by elevation and 25.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 516 ft below the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 5,347 ft higher than VGA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of VGA. Nearest published airport: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), 143 NM, 13,976 ft (2,953 ft longer than VGA); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,023 ft (3,360 m)

VGA runway: 08/26 11,023 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #18 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 3,511 ft (14,534 ft). +10.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	11,023 ft (3360 m / 3.360 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →