Tirupati Airport is an international airport serving Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located off the National Highway 71, in Renigunta, about from Tirupati.
The airport was commissioned in 1971. In 2008, an expansion plan was proposed, and the project got underway in 2010. The construction of a new passenger terminal began in 2012, and was inaugurated in October 2015. The airport was declared an international airport by the Government of India in June 2017. In 2018, the Airports Authority of India proposed an expansion of the existing runway and apron to accommodate larger aircraft, and the foundation stone for the project was laid on 20 February 2019. In November 2019, the minister of civil aviation announced plans for a construction of a new lounge at the airport and that the runway expansion, estimated to cost , would be completed by 2021. However, the expansion of the runway and installation of supporting aids, were completed only in February 2025.
The airport has a single asphalt runway, designated as 8/26. The runway was extended from to in February 2025. It is equipped with an Instrument Landing System, Precision approach path indicator, and other landing aids.
The airport has a parking space for three narrow body aircraft in the main apron attached to the old terminal building. A new apron, capable of accommodating two wide body aircraft and one narrow body aircraft, was added later. It is planned to be expanded to include four parking bays for narrow body aircraft, and was equipped with night parking facilities.
A new integrated terminal referred to as Garuda terminal was opened adjacent to the existing domestic terminal in 2015. Spread over an area of and built at a cost of , it has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time.
, the airport has scheduled commercial services operated four airlines. Though declared an international airport earlier in 2017, the first international flight took off from the airport only in 6 December 2024.