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INS Dega
Coverage of INS Dega in the Nexus archive.
- Vizag flights shift to Bhogapuram from August 17; INS Dega closed to scheduled services for 30 years
Vizag flights will shift to Bhogapuram from August 17, with INS Dega closed to scheduled services for 30 years. The Civil Aviation Ministry set a 00:01 cutoff for the transition, exempting military, police, emergency, and VIP flights, while non-scheduled commercial flights may continue operating at INS Dega.
- Visakhapatnam airport commercial operations to shift to Bhogapuram around August 15
Visakhapatnam airport's commercial operations will shift to Bhogapuram around mid-August. The 3,800-metre Code 4E runway at Bhogapuram can handle wide-body aircraft like Boeing 777 and Airbus A330.