Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone for the extension of the Renigunta airport runway here on Wednesday.
Addressing a gathering at the airport, he said once the runway expansion work gets completed, international flights could land here.
Besides the one in Renigunta, runways in Rajamundry, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam airports in Andhra Pradesh were also being expanded to enable landing of large aircraft, the Vice-President said.
He also complimented Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu and his predecessor Ashok Gajapathi Raju, for their contributions to the development of airports in Andhra Pradesh.
