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Bhogapuram airport conducts validation flight ahead of launch

January 05, 2026

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A validation flight, a requirement for commercial operations, was conducted at the Bhogapuram airport, near Visakhapatnam, on Saturday, said its operator GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Ltd (GVIAL).

- DEEPAK PATEL

This marked a regulatory milestone ahead of the airport's inauguration in June this year.

The flight, operated by an Air India aircraft, took place in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, senior officials in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, representatives of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), officers in the Andhra Pradesh government, and the leadership of the GMR group.

A validation flight is mandatory for obtaining the aerodrome licence from the aviation regulator, apart from being a prerequisite for commercial flights.

The airport is being developed under a public-private partnership on a design-build-finance-operate-transfer (DBFOT) basis.

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