**Gazette Notification Summary: Renaming of Bhogapuram Greenfield Airport**
**Issued By:** Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India
**Notification Date:** July 28, 2026
**Notification Number:** S.O. 4181(E)
**Gazette Reference:** No. 4011, PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
**File Reference:** F. No. AV-29/73/2026-AAI-MOCA
**Overview**
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has officially notified the renaming of the Bhogapuram Greenfield Airport located in the state of Andhra Pradesh. With immediate effect, the airport is renamed as the 'Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport.'
**Key Details**
* **Original Name:** Bhogapuram Greenfield Airport
* **New Name:** Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport
* **Effective Date:** July 28, 2026
* **Location:** Andhra Pradesh, India
* **Authority:** Published under the authority of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and signed by Asangba Chuba Ao, Joint Secretary.
**Publication Information**
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
* **CG-DL-E-28072026-274894**
* **Printer:** Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
* **Publisher:** Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
Key Entities Referenced
Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport: The new official name assigned to the airport in Andhra Pradesh by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Bhogapuram Greenfield Airport: The original name of the airport facility in Andhra Pradesh being renamed.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The primary central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the renaming of the airport.
Andhra Pradesh: The state where the airport is located, defining the geographic applicability of the notification.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4011] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, िलु ाई 28, 2026/श्रािण 6, 1948
No. 4011] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026/SHRAVAN 6, 1948
नागर जिमानन मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 28 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4181(अ).— एतिद्वारा यह अजधसूजचत दकया िाता ह ै दक आध्रं प्रिेि के भोगापुरम ग्रीनफील्ड हिाई अड्ड े
का पुन: नामकरण करके, तत्काल प्रभाि से, अल्लूरी सीताराम रािू अंतराष्ट्रा ीय हिाईअड्डा' दकया िाता है।
[फा. स.ं एिी- 29/73/2026-भाजिप्रा-नाजिम]
असंगबा चुबा आओ, संयुक्त सजचि
5794 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th July, 2026
S.O. 4181(E).— It is hereby notified that Bhogapuram Greenfield Airport in Andhra Pradesh is
renamed as 'Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport’ with immediate effect.
[F. No. AV-29/73/2026-AAI-MOCA]
ASANGBA CHUBA AO, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.