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Kanpur Airport
Kanpur Airport
IATA: KNU ICAO: VIKA
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Kanpur
Location	Chakeri, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL	410 ft / 126 m
Coordinates	26°23′58″N 80°25′37″E / 26.3994624°N 80.4269499°E / 26.3994624; 80.4269499
Map
KNU/VECXShow map of Uttar PradeshKNU/VECXShow map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 8,325 2,536 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers 284,314 ( 11.5%) Aircraft movements 2,089 ( 6.7%) Cargo tonnage 128 ( 13.6%)
Source: AAI

Kanpur Airport (IATA: KNU, ICAO: VECX), is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base that serves the city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Chakeri, about 17 km (11 mi) from the city centre, and operates from a new civil terminal. It provides connectivity to major tourist and historical attractions in the area such as Bithoor, Sankissa, Etawah Safari Park, Kalinjar Fort, Kalpi, National Chambal Sanctuary, Bhitargaon and Kannauj.

Infrastructure

The previous terminal at Kanpur Airport had limited expansion options available and was subject to restrictions enforced by the Airports Authority of India due to a strong military presence. It was too small to handle the increasing traffic into Kanpur and projected future demand. Therefore, a new terminal spread over 6,200 m². has been constructed near the threshold of the eastern end of the runway and to NH-19 through a new approach road.

The new terminal comprises six hangars and a waiting room for 400 passengers, eight check-in desks, and four-lane approach roads to the nearby highway and to the outer ring road. It was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, the Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia and the State Civil Aviation Minister, Nand Gopal Nandi, along with others in a ceremony at the airport on 26 May 2023. Flights from the new terminal began on 7 June 2023.

It has been proposed to rename the airport the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi.

Base Repair Depot, IAF

The Kanpur Airport hosts 1 Base Repair Depot and 4 Base Repair Depot under the Maintenance Command of the Indian Air Force. The 1 BRD overhauls Antonov An-32 transport aircraft fleet while 4 BRD overhauls R-29 engines of MiG-23 and MiG-27 and M53 P2 engines of Mirage 2000. The airport also hosts the Transport Aircraft Division (TAD) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) which previously produced HS 748 Avro and currently manufactures Dornier 228 for Indian Armed Forces as well as commercial market.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

It is the 5th most profitable airport in India in the year 2020–21.

See also

• List of airports in Uttar Pradesh

References

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2. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
3. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
4. "Kanpur (Chakeri) Airport, Airport Authority of India" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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7. Mitra, Hritika; Singh Pratap, Vishal (26 May 2023). "CM Adityanath inaugurates new terminal building of Kanpur Airport – Details". India TV. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
8. Chawla, Simer (7 June 2023). "Kanpur Airport gets new terminal building, first flight welcome with water salute". India Today. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
9. "Indian airports and the name game". India Today. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
10. "Kanpur airport to be named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: Yogi Adityanath". The Economic Times. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
11. "Maintenance Command - IAF". indianairforce.nic.in. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
12. "4 Base Repair Depot, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
13. "Dornier 228 planes: HAL delivers two Dornier 228 planes to Guyana Defence Force: Prez Ali - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
14. "Flight Schedule". IndiGo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
15. "Indigo to launch Hyderabad to Kanpur flight from September 27". kvkndp. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
16. "Pune airport was most profitable in FY21; Mumbai, Delhi biggest lossmakers". 23 July 2021.

External links

Media related to Kanpur Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Kanpur Airport at AAI

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