# INS Dega Airport (visakhapatnam international airport) (VOVZ)

**INS Dega Airport (visakhapatnam international airport)** (ICAO: VOVZ) is a medium airport in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It closed on 17 Aug 2026. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,050 m (10,007 ft). It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vevz

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / VOVZ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Closed: 17 Aug 2026
- Elevation: 5 m / 15 ft
- Coordinates: 17.7235, 83.2277
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,050 m / 10,007 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/visakhapatnam
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visakhapatnam_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2247541
- Weather station: VOVZ · WMO 43149
- Ident: VEVZ

## Timeline

- 17 Aug 2026: INS Dega Airport (visakhapatnam international airport) closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,050 m / 10,007 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 096° / 276° |  |
| 05/23 | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 048° / 228° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,050 m / 10,007 ft | =997 of 29,858 | =302 in Asia | =29 in IN |
| Elevation | 5 m / 15 ft | =41,887 of 43,403 | =3,010 in Asia | =293 in IN |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =2 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 658.300 |
| APP | APP | 123.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [VTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vovi.md) Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) · 40 km / 25 mi
- [PYB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vejp.md) Jeypore Airport · 147 km / 91 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vevz/data