Kanpur Airport Kanpur Airport terminal building | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Kanpur | ||||||||||
Location | Chakeri, Kanpur, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 410 ft / 126 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°23′58″N80°25′37″E / 26.3994624°N 80.4269499°E | ||||||||||
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Kanpur Airport (IATA : KNU, ICAO : VECX), is a domestic airport that serves the city of Kanpur, India. It is 17 kilometers from the city's centre & 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.
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. [4] 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. [5]
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. [6] [7] [8]
It has been proposed to rename the airport the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi. [9] [10]
Airlines | Destinations |
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IndiGo | Bangalore, Delhi, [11] Mumbai |
It is the 5th most profitable airport in India in the year 2020–21. [12]
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