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| owner-oper = Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited
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'''Kuppam Airport''' is a public airport under construction at [[Kuppam]], in the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name="HI">{{cite news|date=27 August 2018|title=Airstrip to come up in Kuppam soon|newspaper=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-08-27/Airstrip-to-come-up-in-Kuppam-soon/408051|url-status=live|access-date=9 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031165850/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-08-27/Airstrip-to-come-up-in-Kuppam-soon/408051|archive-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> The [[greenfield airport]] will be built by the Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (INCAP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Development of Regional Airport at Kuppam (Chittoor District)|url=http://www.incap.co.in/projects/development-of-no-frills-low-cost-regional-airport-kuppam-chittoor-district/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709151148/http://www.incap.co.in:80/projects/development-of-no-frills-low-cost-regional-airport-kuppam-chittoor-district/|archive-date=9 July 2020|access-date=5 January 2019|work=INCAP}}</ref> The airport is to handle only cargo operations. The project site is located at Shantipuram mandal, about {{convert|25|km|abbr=on}} from the proposed eight-lane [[Chennai–Bangalore Expressway]], and will be built at an estimated cost of {{INRConvert|100|c|lk=on|year=2018}} in {{Convert|1000|acre|km2}}.<ref name='HI'/>

== History ==
The regions around Kuppam has a wide horticulture presence with several plantations of flowers, fruits and vegetables. The Chittoor district has also seen an increased industrial activity. To benefit the economy of the area, a cargo airport has been proposed.<ref name="HI" />

In 2015, INCAP conducted a feasibility study for the development of five greenfield airports in the state, including Kuppam.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Kuppam-among-5-locations-proposed-for-airports/articleshow/46281279.cms|title= Kuppam among 5 locations proposed for airports |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date= 18 February 2015|access-date=5 January 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220557/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Kuppam-among-5-locations-proposed-for-airports/articleshow/46281279.cms|archive-date=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=11 September 2015|title=Airport row: Collector allays fears of Kuppam villagers|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/airport-row-collector-allays-fears-of-kuppam-villagers/article7639225.ece|url-status=live|access-date=9 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409123312/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/airport-row-collector-allays-fears-of-kuppam-villagers/article7639225.ece|archive-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> The Central Government of India cleared the proposal for an airstrip at Kuppam on 2 August{{Failed verification|date=April 2021}} 2018.<ref name="HI" /> The then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, [[Chandrababu Naidu]], laid the foundation stone for the airport project on 3 January 2019.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=3 January 2019|title=Chandrababu Naidu lays foundation stone for Kuppam Airport|newspaper=[[Hans India]]|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2019-01-03/Chandrababu-Naidu-lays-foundation-stone-for-Kuppam-airport/468812|url-status=live|access-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124084836/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2019-01-03/Chandrababu-Naidu-lays-foundation-stone-for-Kuppam-airport/468812|archive-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> It was originally slated to complete the construction within the next eight months.<ref name=":0" /> Construction is expected to be completed by December 2022.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

== References ==
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{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed airports in India]]
[[Category:Chittoor district]]

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