Flights to Vijayawada

Vijayawada is a commercially vibrant city of Andhra Pradesh. It is historically popular by the name of Bezawada and that's why the Indian Railways still denotes this station with the code BZA. This is the second-largest railway junctions in India. The McKinsey Quarterly has also regarded Vijayawada as a Global City of the Future. The major agricultural produce of this place is mango, rice, and sugarcane. The most important industries here are iron and hardware, garment, and automobile body building. As per estimates, there are 100,000 people employed in 1500 automobile accessory units. The GDP of Vijayawada is expected to reach Rs. 1,02,000 crore by the year 2025.

Flight Information, Airport Services, and Connectivity

The Vijayawada Airport is located 18 km from the Vijayawada city center. The runway is 7,500-foot-long and is maintained and developed by the AAI. The airlines operating from this airport are Air India, Air Costa, SpiceJet, and Jet airways. The most popular destinations by air from the Vijayawada Airport are Bengaluru, Jaipur, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. Some of the basic facilities available in this airport are: free luggage trolleys, escorts and special trolleys for the physically challenged persons, advanced baggage conveyors, X-ray scanners, snack bars, etc. Buses and shuttle services are available from the airport for transport. The railway station is 22.4 km away from the airport.

More Information on Vijayawada

The area of this place is 261.88 sq km, while the population is 10,48,240. The languages spoken and understood here are Telugu and English. The must-visit places here are:

• Kondapalli Fort
• Lenin Statue
• Mogalarajapuram Caves
• Victoria Museum
• Undavalli Caves
• Bhavani Island
• Gandhi Hill
• Mangalagiri
• Rajiv Gandhi Park
• Amaravati
• Hinkar Thirtha
• Gunadala Matha Shrine
• Kanaka Durga Temple
• Subramanya Swamy Temple

June to October and December to February are the best times to visit Vijayawada.

Last Updated on : August 17, 2018