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Detailed explanation-1: -About. Bhogapuram Airport is a new international airport construction project for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced the development in Feb-2015.

Detailed explanation-2: -A little over 2, 200 acres was acquired for the upcoming airport at at Bhogapuram located on the Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Srikakulam stretch. It lies on the border of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts, and is approximately 45 km from Visakhapatnam city and 25 km from Vizianagaram.

Detailed explanation-3: -GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Limited (GAL), is developing a Greenfield International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -The upcoming greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in northern Andhra Pradesh is located 45 km from Visakhapatnam and 25 km from Vizianagaram. Initially the airport will be built by GMR Group to serve six million passengers per annum and it will be scaled up based on passenger traffic growth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Construction works of Bhogapuram airport will begin in five months, says GMR chairman-The Hindu.