Kanpur Airport

Kanpur Airport (IATA: KNU, ICAO: VIKA),[3][4][5] proposed to be renamed Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport,[3][6] is a domestic airport that serves the Kanpur metropolitan area in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has paved the way for easier connectivity to major tourist and historical attractions like Bithoor, Sankissa, Etawah Safari Park, Kalinjar Fort, Kalpi, National Chambal Sanctuary, Bhitargaon and Kannauj which are in close proximity to Kanpur. It is the 5th most profitable airport in India in the year of 2020–21.[7] A new terminal of 6,000 sq meters is under construction and will be completed by mid-2022.

Kanpur Airport
Summary
Airport typeCivil enclave
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorAirports Authority of India
Serves▪ Kanpur Metropolitan Area ▪ Kanpur division ▪ Bundelkhand
LocationChakeri, Kanpur, India
Elevation AMSL410 ft / 126 m
Coordinates26°24′10″N 80°24′44″E
Map
KNU
KNU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 12,139 3,700 Asphalt
01/19 4,105 1,251 Concrete/asphalt
Statistics (April 2018 - March 2019)
Passengers116,168 ( 507%)
Aircraft movements1,050 ( 311%)
Sources: AAI[1][2]

Airport extension
Kanpur Airport interior

Due to the limited expansion options available and restrictions enforced by the Airports Authority of India, the current terminal is not be able to cope with the large air traffic demands coming into Kanpur. A new terminal of 6,000 sq meters is under construction on Kanpur Prayagraj National Highway.

The new terminal will consist of six hangars and a waiting room for 300 passenger and four-lane connectivity from the highway. It will be completed by mid-2022. It will be a 4-star GRIHA (Green Buildings Rating System India) rated energy efficient building equipped with eight check-in counters.[8]

Flights to Varanasi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Pune, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Goa, Bengaluru and Chennai would cater the traffic from Kanpur.

Airlines and destinations
SpiceJet flight at Kanpur Airport
AirlinesDestinations
IndiGo Bangalore, Mumbai[9]
SpiceJetDelhi, Gorakhpur, Mumbai[10]

References
  1. "Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 10 February 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 10 February 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. "Indian airports and the name game". India Today. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. "Kanpur (Chakeri) Airport, Airport Authority of India" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. "VICX - Kanpur Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013.
  6. "Kanpur airport to be named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: Yogi Adityanath". The Economic Times. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  7. "Pune airport was most profitable in FY21; Mumbai, Delhi biggest lossmakers".
  8. "Kanpur's Chakeri airport to have new civil enclave by Jan 2022with over 40% more passenger carrying capacity annually". The Times of India. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. India, Press Trust of (29 September 2021). "IndiGo to start flights connecting Kanpur from October 31". Business Standard India. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  10. "SpiceJet flight schedules". Official Website of SpiceJet. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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