Kanpur Airport
Kanpur Airport (IATA: KNU, ICAO: VIKA) aka Chakeri Air Force Station is an
airport that was originally designated for the Indian Air Force. In the
1970s, flights operated from this Airport regularly to Delhi, Ahmedabad,
Allahabad, Kolkata, Banglore, Chennai, Pune and Mumbai.
However passengers of Kanpur and surrounding developing cities have an
opportunity to get better air connectivity because of its close proximity to
CCS International Airport in
Amusi, Lucknow, for taking a flight to other Indian cities or overseas.
The Civil Air Terminal of Kanpur Airport was re-opened in December 2004 and
since then regular flights are operational on this airport. There is one
entry gate and two x-ray baggage scanner provided by
Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Car Park and Charges
Chargeable car park facility with 25 lots of parking space are available in
this Airport. Connection to city center by buses, cabs and car rental are
easy from here.
The Airport is located 10 km away from nearest railway station.
New Terminal
The new terminal will consist of 6 hangars and a waiting room for 300
passengers, 8 check-in desks as well as a high-traffic connection to the
nearby highway. It will be energy efficient, and expect to be completed by
January 2023.
Airlines and Destinations
Currently, IndiGo and SpiceJet operate scheduled flight services to and from this
Airport to various cities in India as stated below:
| Airlines | Destinations |
| IndiGo | Bangalore, Mumbai |
| SpiceJet | Delhi, Gorakhpur, Mumbai |
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