Kanpur Airport

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and rport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Indian Air Force
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Kanpur Metropolitan Area, Fatehpur district, Hamirpur district, Jalaun district, Auraiya district, Banda district, Mahoba district, Etawah district and Chhatarpur district (MP)
Location Chakeri, Uttar Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL 410 ft / 126 m
Coordinates 26°24′10″N 80°24′44″E / 26.40278°N 80.41222°E / 26.40278; 80.41222
Map
KNU
KNU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 (common use) 12,000 3,657 Asphalt
01/19 (not for civil use) 4,105 1,251 Concrete/Asphalt

Kanpur Airport IATA: KNU, ICAO: VIKA)[1] is an airport that was originally designated for the Indian Air Force situated in Chakeri, Uttar Pradesh, India. The airport is situated 12 kilometres east of Kanpur and serves Kanpur Metropolitan Area as well as adjoining districts. The direct flights are available for Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Varanasi. The airport is expected to be connected with other major cities in India by the year 2019. Upcoming IT and Software Park in Kanpur will boost the air traffic.

UDAN

Flight connectivity planned under RCS was delayed due to runway re-carpeting work[2]. Anticipating growth in passenger traffic, the Airports Authority of India has planned to expand the Chakeri Civil Enclave. The airport would be developed in two phases.

In the first phase of development includes expansion of the existing terminal building to increase the passenger handling capacity, construction of a visitors lounge and new car parking facilities to make existing terminal ready for RCS-UDAN operation.

In the second phase, A new civil air terminal at Chakeri Airport will be built on a 50-acre piece of land adjacent to the airport boundary[3]. The state government is handing over 50 acres of land identified by AAI free of cost for the development of civil enclave at Chakeri airport and also providing a 4-lane approach road to the new terminal building site. Work for boundary wall construction awarded to UPPWD under deposit scheme as per MOU signed on 24.11.2017.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Odisha Delhi, Varanasi [4]
Spicejet Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Bagdogra, Pune, Hyderabad

References

  1. 1 2 "Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport, Airport Authority of India" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Launch of Adampur, Kanpur flights from Delhi delayed over terminal shifting". Hindustan Times. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Chakeri airport closes for two months - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Air Odisha Schedule list". airodisha.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.

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