Kanpur Airport
{{Short description|Domestic airport in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Kanpur Airport
| nativename-a =
| image = Kanpur Airport 2.jpg
| caption =
| IATA = KNU
| ICAO = VIKA
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label = KNU/VECX
| type = Public/Military
| owner = Airports Authority of India
| operator = Airports Authority of India
| city-served = Kanpur
| location = Chakeri, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
| elevation-f = 410
| elevation-m = 126
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.3994624|80.4269499|type:airport|display=inline}}
| website =
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 8325
| r1-length-m = 2536
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = April 2024 - March 2025
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 322,252 ({{increase}} 13.3%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 2,210 ({{increase}} 5.8%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 116 ({{decrease}} 9.1%)
| footnotes = Source: AAI{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}
}}
Kanpur Airport ({{airport codes|KNU|VECX|p=n}}), is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base that serves the city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Chakeri, about {{cvt|17|km}} from the city centre, and operates from a new civil terminal. It 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.
Infrastructure
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/national-register/Kanpur%20-%20%28Chakeri%29%20REPORT.pdf#page=4| title=Kanpur (Chakeri) Airport, Airport Authority of India| page=4| access-date=12 May 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081021/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/national-register/Kanpur%20-%20%28Chakeri%29%20REPORT.pdf#page=4| archive-date=13 May 2018| url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news | author1=ET Travel World| title=AAI undertaking development projects at Kanpur airport worth INR 144 crore, new terminal building to be ready by December 2022| url=https://travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aviation/domestic/aai-undertaking-development-projects-at-kanpur-airport-worth-inr-144-crore-new-terminal-building-to-be-ready-by-december-2022/94026772| date=6 September 2022|access-date=24 November 2022|work=The Economic Times|language=en}}
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.{{cite news|last=Shewaramani |first=Jatin | title=Long-awaited Kanpur Airport terminal inches closer to completion |url=https://www.knocksense.com/kanpur/long-awaited-kanpur-airport-terminal-inches-closer-to-completion|date=3 January 2023|access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Knocksense|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Mitra|first1=Hritika|last2=Singh Pratap|first2=Vishal|title=CM Adityanath inaugurates new terminal building of Kanpur Airport – Details|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-airport-new-terminal-inauguration-cm-yogi-adityanath-jyotiraditya-scindia-details-pictures-latest-updates-2023-05-26-872680|work=India TV|date=26 May 2023|access-date=26 May 2023|language=en}}{{cite news|last=Chawla|first=Simer|title=Kanpur Airport gets new terminal building, first flight welcome with water salute|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/kanpur-airport-gets-new-terminal-building-first-flight-welcome-with-water-salute/ar-AA1cf13Q?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01|work=India Today|date=7 June 2023|access-date=8 June 2023|language=en}}
It has been proposed to rename the airport the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi.{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-airports-and-the-name-game-1351357-2018-09-27| title=Indian airports and the name game| work=India Today| date=27 September 2018| access-date=21 December 2018}}{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kanpur-airport-to-be-named-after-ganesh-shankar-vidyarthi-yogi-adityanath/articleshow/60416492.cms |title=Kanpur airport to be named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: Yogi Adityanath |work=The Economic Times |date= 8 September 2017 |access-date=10 February 2019}}
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Base Repair Depot, IAF
The Kanpur Airport hosts 1 Base Repair Depot and 4 Base Repair Depot under the Maintenance Command of the Indian Air Force. The 1 BRD overhauls Antonov An-32 transport aircraft fleet while 4 BRD overhauls R-29 engines of MiG-23 and MiG-27 and M53 P2 engines of Mirage 2000. The airport also hosts the [https://service.hal-india.co.in/TAD-Kanpur%20Division/M__120 Transport Aircraft Division] (TAD) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) which previously produced HS 748 Avro and currently manufactures Dornier 228 for Indian Armed Forces as well as commercial market.{{Cite web |title=Maintenance Command - IAF |url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/maintenance-command/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=indianairforce.nic.in}}{{Cite web |title=4 Base Repair Depot, Indian Air Force - Database |url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/indianairforce/database/units/4%20BRD |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Bharat Rakshak |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Dornier 228 planes: HAL delivers two Dornier 228 planes to Guyana Defence Force: Prez Ali - The Economic Times |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/hal-delivers-two-dornier-228-planes-to-guyana-defence-force-prez-ali/amp_articleshow/108952559.cms |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=m.economictimes.com}}
Airlines and destinations
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| IndiGo| Bengaluru, Delhi,{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://www.goindigo.in/booking/flight-select.html|website=IndiGo|access-date=16 June 2023}} Hyderabad,{{cite web|url=https://x.com/kvkndp/status/1823384431026946190?s=61|title=Indigo to launch Hyderabad to Kanpur flight from September 27|work=kvkndp|accessdate=14 August 2024}} Mumbai }}
== Statistics ==
It was the 5th most profitable airport in India in the year 2020–21.{{Cite web | url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pune-airport-was-most-profitable-in-fy21-mumbai-delhi-biggest-lossmakers-7215011.html| title = Pune airport was most profitable in FY21; Mumbai, Delhi biggest lossmakers| date=23 July 2021 }}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110107124923/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/kanpur_generalinfo.jsp Kanpur Airport at AAI]
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