Night flights from Visakhapatnam International Airport will be stopped from November 15 till the end of March 2024 to facilitate resurfacing of the runway. The decision to close the airport from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. would affect a dozen flights.
Tour-and-travel operators have already expressed their apprehension about the impact of the decision on their businesses during the peak tour season. Visakhapatnam city and the Agency areas of Araku and Lambasingi witness an influx of tourists from different parts of the country and from abroad after Dasara and till the end of January.
The Air Traffic Control (ATC) of the airport is under the control of the Navy whereas the civil enclave is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Normally, the resurfacing of airport runways is done once in about 10 years.
