On 11 July, 2024, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu conducted an aerial survey of the Bhogapuram Airport construction site, and said the first phase of airport works will be completed in 2026.

The stretch from Bhogapuram airport to Visakhapatnam has the potential to become an industrial hub and would also attract investors, as enabling infrastructure would also be created, he informed. The beach road should be extended from Bhogapuram to Visakhapatnam.

GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport (GVIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports (GAL), is developing a greenfield international Airport at Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh. The project is to be implemented on public private partnership (PPP) model, on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis. GVIAL would develop the airport in stages.

Initially, the airport will be built to service six million passengers per annum and it will be further scaled up based on passenger traffic growth. The Airport will offer services catering to domestic and international travel, besides cargo.

The proposed greenfield airport site is located on the border of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts. It is approx. 45 km from Visakhapatnam via NH-16 (Old NH-5) and 25 km from Vizianagaram via NH-43. The site is strategically located on the east coast.