# Warangal Airport (WGC / VOWA)

**Warangal Airport** (IATA: WGC, ICAO: VOWA) is a small airport in Warangal, Telangana, India. It opened in 1930. It closed in 1981. It has one runway, 1,829 m (6,000 ft) long. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WGC / VOWA
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Warangal, Telangana, India
- Opened: 1930 (Wikipedia)
- Closed: 1981 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 285 m / 935 ft
- Coordinates: 17.9144, 79.6022
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,829 m / 6,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: http://aai.aero/allAirports/warrangal.jsp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warangal_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7968794
- Ident: VOWA

## Timeline

- 1930: Warangal Airport opens.
- 1981: Warangal Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft | =4,614 of 29,858 | =1,198 in Asia | =133 in IN |
| Elevation | 285 m / 935 ft | =18,806 of 43,403 | =1,137 in Asia | #119 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =31 in Asia | =4 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Nearby airports

- [RMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vorg.md) Basanth Nagar Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [IN-0300](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0300.md) Viraf Airstrip · 98 km / 61 mi
- [VOHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohk.md) Hakimpet Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [IN-0013](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0013.md) Nadirgul Airport · 129 km / 80 mi
- [BPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohy.md) Begumpet Airport · 131 km / 81 mi
- [VODG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vodg.md) Dundigul Air Force Academy · 131 km / 81 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Warangal Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warangal_Airport&oldid=1376184929), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/vowa/data