CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Kurnool is the 6th airport in Andhra Pradesh to become functional after Kadapa, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chandrababu Naidu. After trial runs were successfully conducted at the end of 2018, he has later inaugurated the airport on 8 January 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kurnool Airport (KJB) or Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport.

Detailed explanation-4: -Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Ltd. (APADCL), formerly known as Bhogapuram International Airport Corporation Ltd (BIACL), was formed as a SPV under Companies Act 2013 by Government of Andhra Pradesh as per G.O. RT.