Rajahmundry Airport
Rajahmundry Airport
Rajahmundry Airport (IATA: RJA, ICAO: VORY) is a domestic airport serving the city of Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at Madhurapudi, 16 km (9.9 mi) north from the city centre, on National Highway 516E (NH-516E). Before modernisation, it was used by Vayudoot. It is heavily used by the helicopters of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and other government agencies for offshore oil exploration operations.
Location
17.106°N, 81.813°E · 46 m s. n. m. (151 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Tower
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
The airport was constructed during the British era and is spread over an area of 1,214 acres (491 ha). It was served by Vayudoot between 1985 and 1994 and by VIF Airways in 1995. The Government of Andhra Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth ?23 crore (equivalent to ?69 crore or US$7.2 million in 2023) with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in February 2007 for modernising the airport. Works on a new terminal building to accommodate 150 passengers and an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower were completed in 2011 at a cost of ?38 crore (US$3.9 million). The terminal was inaugurated on 16 May 2012. Limited by the runway length, airlines operated smaller 70-seater turboprop aircraft like the ATR-72 and the De Haviland Canada Dash 8-Q400. The AAI has extended the existing runway from 1,749 metres (5,738 ft) to 3,165 metres (10,384 ft) to enable landing of aircraft like the Airbus A320, Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A321, which was inaugurated by the former Minister of Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, on 12 February 2019. Approximately, 800 acres have been acquired for this expansion. The government is aiming to develop this airport to international standards. IndiGo started Airbus A320 operations to Mumbai and Delhi from 1 and 12 December 2024.
Airlines operating here · 2
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Rajahmundry Airport (RJA). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RJA
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BibTeX
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title = {{Rajahmundry Airport (RJA)}},
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urldate = {2026-10-23},
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