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He also inaugurated the extended runway of Rajahmundry airport and laid the foundation stone for the extension of the terminal building at Visakhapatnam airport. Vijayawada: Union minister for civil aviation Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday inaugurated the extended runway of Vijayawada airport through a video link from New Delhi.Significantly, the state ministers and other invitees stayed away from the programme. The 2286-metre-long runway has been now extended to 3360 metres to handle huge aircraft. “We have to appreciate farmers of Gannavaram and nearby villages who gave their land for the runway expansion. Airport director Madhusudana Rao said setting up the compound wall would take time.“We have launched the runway but the works will take one more month..