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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kanpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Chakeri, Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh,India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 410 ft / 126 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°23′58″N80°25′37″E / 26.3994624°N 80.4269499°E /26.3994624; 80.4269499 | ||||||||||
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| Source:AAI[1][2][3] | |||||||||||
Kanpur Airport (IATA:KNU,ICAO:VECX), is adomestic airport and anIndian Air Force base that serves the city ofKanpur inUttar Pradesh,India. It is located atChakeri, about 17 km (11 mi) from the city centre, and operates from a new civil terminal. It provides connectivity to major tourist and historical attractions in the area such asBithoor,Sankissa,Etawah Safari Park,Kalinjar Fort,Kalpi,National Chambal Sanctuary,Bhitargaon andKannauj.
The previous terminal at Kanpur Airport had limited expansion options available and was subject to restrictions enforced by theAirports Authority of India due to a strong military presence. It was too small to handle the increasing traffic intoKanpur 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 toNH-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 theChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,Yogi Adityanath, theMinister of Civil Aviation,Jyotiraditya Scindia and theState 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 theGanesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport afterGanesh Shankar Vidyarthi.[9][10]
The Kanpur Airport hosts 1 Base Repair Depot and 4 Base Repair Depot under theMaintenance Command of the Indian Air Force. The 1 BRD overhaulsAntonov An-32 transport aircraft fleet while 4 BRD previously used to overhaul theR-29 engines ofMiG-23 andMiG-27 and currently theM53 P2 engines ofMirage 2000. The airport also hosts theTransport Aircraft DivisionArchived 30 May 2024 at theWayback Machine (TAD) ofHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) which previously producedHS 748 Avro and currently manufacturesDornier 228 for Indian Armed Forces as well as commercial market.[11][12][13]
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| IndiGo | Bengaluru,Delhi,[14]Hyderabad,[15]Mumbai-Shivaji |
It was the 5th most profitable airport inIndia in the year 2020–21.[16]
Media related toKanpur Airport at Wikimedia Commons
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