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'''Kothagudem Airport''' is a proposed [[greenfield airport]] at [[Kothagudem]] in [[Bhadradri Kothagudem District]] of [[Telangana]], [[India]]. The [[Government of Telangana]] has identified 1,600 acres of land at Punukuduchelka village in Kothagudem mandal for the purpose.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/kothagudem-airport-plan-set-in-motion/article7947380.ece|title=Kothagudem airport plan set in motion|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 January 2017|date=4 December 2015}}</ref>

The steering committee on greenfield airports has given site clearance for the proposed aerodrome, which will be the second greenfield airport in the state after [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/airport-at-kothagudem-to-take-wing-soon/article8665018.ece|title=Airport at Kothagudem to take wing soon|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 January 2017|date=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Govt-panel-clears-three-new-airports-in-Andhra-Pradesh/articleshow/54525371.cms|title=Govt panel clears three new airports in Andhra Pradesh|work=The Times of India|access-date=13 January 2017|date=26 September 2016}}</ref>

== History ==
In 2008, the government of Andhra Pradesh invited for expressions of interest to develop eight minor airports in the state, including an airport at Kurnool. Each airport was expected to cost {{INRConvert|50|c|year=2008}}. The airports were to be built in {{Convert|500|-|600|acre|km2|abbr=on}} with a runway length of {{Convert|6000|ft|m}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chowdhury|first=Anirban|date=19 January 2008|title=Andhra plans 8 small airports|work=Rediff India Abroad|url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2008/jan/19ap.htm|url-status=live|access-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503025310/http://www.rediff.com:80/money/2008/jan/19ap.htm|archive-date=3 May 2008}}</ref> However, AAI has rejected this proposal citing insufficient land available for the construction of the airport.<ref>{{Cite news|last=C.R.|first=Sukumar|date=2 October 2009|title=Andhra to invite bids for 4 airports with new incentives|work=Mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/hLC4Cp6ZwP7ahEUnNrAolM/Andhra-to-invite-bids-for-4-airports-with-new-incentives.html|url-status=live|access-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404115855/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/hLC4Cp6ZwP7ahEUnNrAolM/Andhra-to-invite-bids-for-4-airports-with-new-incentives.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Airports in India|state=collapsed}}
{{List of airports|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Airports in Telangana]]

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