The Airport was constructed in 1953, and initially had a 3,500 ft (1,067 m) runway. In the 1980s, Vayudoot operated services to Kadapa from Hyderabad. The State Government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in March 2007 for developing the existing airports at Kadapa to handle ATR-72 type of aircraft. The upgraded airport was inaugurated on 7 June 2015 by Indian Civil Aviation Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju. Scheduled commercial flights to the airport resumed on 7 June 2015 when Air Pegasus launched thrice weekly ATR 72 service to Bangalore. In April 2016, TruJet introduced flights to Hyderabad and later Vijayawada. At present the Indigo Airlines is the only airline operating at Kadapa.


The following items that are banned for carriage on person/hand baggage on board flights operating from civil airports in India; and Indian Registered aircrafts from foreign airports :
Personal Items
Sharp Objects
Sporting Goods
Guns and Firearms
Tools
Martial Arts / Self Defense Items
Explosive Materials
Flammable items
Disabling Chemicals and other Dangerous Items
Note : The above mentioned are only indicative lists of items. Commonsense, however, shall prevail in assessing whether an object can be used as a weapon for committing any act of unlawful interference with civil aviation operations.
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Lost and found Baggage

