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Andhra Pradesh Economic Infrastructure - Fast Facts

Roads

Road length per 1000 km : 653

Surfaced roads/ 00 sq km: 40.1

Railways

Railway track length /00 sq km: 1.9

Andhra Pradesh Airports

Andhra Pradesh is well linked internally by air. Regular air services to Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati and Rajahmundry are offered by regional airlines. Smaller airfields also available for private jets.

Hyderabad has the only International Airport in Andhra Pradesh at present.

Andhra Pradesh also has a number of small airstrips with basic facilities and landing grounds in 17 locations spread all over the state.

 

PORTS

Andhra Pradesh has one major port at Visakhapatnam and two intermediate ports at Kakinada and Machilipatnam. The State also has minor ports at Krishnapatnam, Gangavaram, Mutyalampalem, Bhavanapadu, Kalingapatnam, Bhimunipatnam, Narsapur, Nizamapatnam, and Vodarevu.

Visakhapatnam is the country's largest Major Port (44.4 mmt in 2000-01). Kakinada is by far the largest minor port in AP, handling 2.77 mmt of traffic in 1999-2000 and Rawa Port handled 2.53 mmt.