Kanpur Airport

Kanpur Airport (IATA: KNU, ICAO: VECX),^[4] proposed to be renamed as Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport,^[5][6] is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Base that serves the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It provides easier 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. It is the 5th most profitable airport in India in the year 2020–21.^[7]

Kanpur Airport
IATA: KNU ICAO: VECX
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner	Indian Air Force
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Kanpur
Location	Chakeri, Kanpur, 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 Show map of Uttar Pradesh KNU Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 12,139 3,700 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2021 - March 2022)
Passenger movements 1,75,268 ( 391.5%) Aircraft movements 1,692 ( 234.6%) Cargo tonnage 200 ( 62.6%)
Source: AAI^[1]^[2]^[3]

New Terminal

 

Interior of the terminal

Due to the limited expansion options available and restrictions enforced by the Airports Authority of India, the current terminal is not able to cope with the large air traffic demands coming into Kanpur.^[8] A new terminal of 6,000 sq meters is under construction on Kanpur— Prayagraj National Highway.

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 will be completed by April 2023.^[9]

Airlines and destinations

 

A SpiceJet 737-800 at Kanpur

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| IndiGo | Bangalore, Mumbai^[10] |SpiceJet|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi],^[11] }}

References

1. "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
2. "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
3. "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
4. (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
5. "Indian airports and the name game". India Today. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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. www.ETTravelWorld.com. "AAI undertaking development projects at Kanpur airport worth INR 144 crore, new terminal building to be ready by December 2022 - ET TravelWorld". ETTravelWorld.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
9. Shewaramani, Jatin. "Long-awaited Kanpur Airport terminal inches closer to completion". Knocksense. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
10. "IndiGo to start flights connecting Kanpur from October 31". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
11. "SpiceJet flight schedules". Official Website of SpiceJet. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

  Media related to Kanpur Airport at Wikimedia Commons