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Andhra Pradesh

Site clearance secured for Kuppam and Srikakulam airports

Type
Infrastructure · Airport
Where
Kuppam and Srikakulam
Reported
10 November 2026
LOKAZEN DESK1 MIN READBased on reporting by Construction World

The Union aviation ministry has approved the locations for two new Andhra Pradesh airports, at Kuppam and Srikakulam, allowing both projects to move toward construction tendering.

Srikakulam airport size
about 1,100 acres
Srikakulam initial investment
Rs. 7.5 bn
Srikakulam target completion
2030
Kuppam airport size
1,200 acres
Kuppam estimated investment
Rs. 17 bn
Total airports planned statewide
nine

What's happening

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has signed off on the chosen land for two greenfield airport projects in Andhra Pradesh, located at Kuppam and Srikakulam.

With this approval in hand, the Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation is now getting ready to float tenders seeking developers for both facilities.

The details

The Srikakulam project is set to occupy roughly 1,100 acres, with a first-phase outlay pegged at Rs. 7.5 bn, and the state government has set a 2030 deadline for finishing the work.

Kuppam's airport, sited in the home constituency of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, is planned over a larger 1,200-acre footprint and carries a bigger projected cost of Rs. 17 bn.

Both figures and the land areas come from master plans the state has already shared with the central government.

Why it matters

These two approvals are part of a much larger push by Andhra Pradesh to build nine airports in total, with other sites proposed at Amaravati, Anantapur, Ongole, Dagadarti, Nagarjuna Sagar, Tuni and Tadepalligudem.

The state is betting that this network of new airports will strengthen connectivity to smaller regions and help drive economic growth beyond its major cities.

What's next

Before developers can be selected, the airports development corporation needs to issue its request-for-proposal process for Kuppam and Srikakulam.

The article notes that each of the nine proposed airports, including these two, still needs further approvals and development decisions before construction can proceed.

WHERE IT LANDS

WHAT IT MEANS

Lokazen’s read
  • For brands & retailers

    Airport site clearance could create longer-term demand for travel-linked retail near Kuppam and Srikakulam airports, if the projects advance.

  • For businesses

    The proposed airports could improve air connectivity for Kuppam and Srikakulam businesses over time, subject to project delivery.

  • For investors & landlords

    Site clearance puts airport-linked land near Kuppam and Srikakulam worth watching, though demand will depend on project progress.

Lokazen’s analysis of this report and our location data. A guide for choosing locations, not investment advice.

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