Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy inaugurated Kurnool Airport at Orvakal in Andhra Pradesh.
Kurnool is the sixth airport in Andhra Pradesh to become functional after Kadapa, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada.
The flight operations at Kurnool airport will commence under the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN).
Direct flight operations to Bengaluru, Vishakhapatnam and Chennai will bring the region closer to the major hubs in South India.
These routes were approved by MoCA under the UDAN-4 bid process in 2020.
Kurnool
Kurnool is the judicial capital of Andhra Pradesh.
The city of Kurnool lies on the banks of Tungabhadra river.
The Nallamalas mountain range runs parallel to it.