Kurnool Airport guide

Kurnool Airport, also called Orvakal Airport, is a small domestic airport in Orvakal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. It stands directly on National Highway 40 and has no rail connection. The site covers 1,008 acres and was built for about 153 crore rupees as a low-cost airport to improve links to remote areas. It sits 344 metres above sea level.

The airport was first inaugurated on 8 January 2019 and inaugurated again on 25 March 2021. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation issued its public-use licence on 15 January 2021. Commercial flights began on 28 March 2021 with an IndiGo service from Bengaluru. The airport is named after Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a freedom fighter who led an 1847 revolt against British rule in the region.

A single asphalt runway, 10/28, is 2,000 metres long. The airfield is rated category 3C and handles turboprops such as the ATR-72 and Bombardier Q400. Facilities include an air traffic control tower, a fire station and an apron for four aircraft. A flight training school also operates here. IndiGo links Kurnool with Bengaluru, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. Traffic in April 2025 to March 2026 was 20,563 passengers and 1,106 aircraft movements.