#Kurnool is one of the 50 locations identified by the Centre in 2013 for the development of low-cost airports in order to improve connectivity to remote areas. The construction was started in June 2017 and they have been completed within one-and-half years.br br The airport is constructed in 960 acres at #Orvakal, some 40 kilometres from the Kurnool district headquarters with a cost of Rs 100 crore.