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	{{Short description\|Domestic airport in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}		{{Short description\|Domestic airport in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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	'''Kanpur Airport''' ({{airport codes\|KNU\|VECX\|p=n}}),<ref name="aai report">{{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}}</ref> proposed to be renamed as '''Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport''',<ref>{{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 ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{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 ~~2022~~}}</ref> is a domestic airport that serves the [[Kanpur\|Kanpur metropolitan area]] in the [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. 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 of 2020–21.<ref>{{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}}</ref>		'''Kanpur Airport''' ({{airport codes\|KNU\|VECX\|p=n}}),<ref name="aai report">{{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}}</ref> proposed to be renamed as '''Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport''',<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> is a domestic airport that serves the [[Kanpur\|Kanpur metropolitan area]] in the [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. 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 of 2020–21.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

	==New Terminal==		==New Terminal==
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	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.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.ETTravelWorld.com \|title=AAI undertaking development projects at Kanpur airport worth INR 144 crore, new terminal building to be ready by December 2022 - ET TravelWorld \|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 \|access-date=2022-11-24 \|website=ETTravelWorld.com \|language=en}}</ref> A new terminal of 6,000 sq meters is under construction on Kanpur [[Prayagraj]] [[National highways of India\|National Highway]].		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.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.ETTravelWorld.com \|title=AAI undertaking development projects at Kanpur airport worth INR 144 crore, new terminal building to be ready by December 2022 - ET TravelWorld \|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 \|access-date=2022-11-24 \|website=ETTravelWorld.com \|language=en}}</ref> A new terminal of 6,000 sq meters is under construction on Kanpur [[Prayagraj]] [[National highways of India\|National Highway]].

	The new terminal will consist of six hangars and a waiting room for 300 passengers, eight check-in desks as well as a high-traffic connection to the nearby highway. It will be energy efficient and completed by mid-2022.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Kanpur's Chakeri airport to have new civil enclave by Jan 2022with over 40% more passenger carrying capacity annually \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/kanpurs-chakeri-airport-to-have-new-civil-enclave-by-jan-2022-with-over-40-more-passenger-handling-capacity-annually/articleshow/78065393.cms \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The new terminal will consist of six hangars and a waiting room for 300 passengers, eight check-in desks as well as a high-traffic connection to the nearby highway. It will be energy efficient and completed by mid-2022.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Kanpur's Chakeri airport to have new civil enclave by Jan 2022with over 40% more passenger carrying capacity annually \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/kanpurs-chakeri-airport-to-have-new-civil-enclave-by-jan-2022-with-over-40-more-passenger-handling-capacity-annually/articleshow/78065393.cms \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 September 2020}}</ref>

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	\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news\|title= IndiGo to start flights connecting Kanpur from October 31 \|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indigo-to-start-flights-connecting-kanpur-from-october-31-121092900902_1.html\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|date= 29 September 2021\|access-date=29 September 2021\|agency= Press Trust of India}}</ref>		\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news\|title= IndiGo to start flights connecting Kanpur from October 31 \|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indigo-to-start-flights-connecting-kanpur-from-october-31-121092900902_1.html\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|date= 29 September 2021\|access-date=29 September 2021\|agency= Press Trust of India}}</ref>
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	\|[[SpiceJet]]\|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Gorakhpur Airport\|Gorakhpur]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx\|title=SpiceJet flight schedules\|publisher=Official Website of SpiceJet\|access-date=11 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|[[SpiceJet]]\|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Gorakhpur Airport\|Gorakhpur]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx\|title=SpiceJet flight schedules\|publisher=Official Website of SpiceJet\|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
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	{{Short description\|~~domestic~~ airport in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}		{{Short description\|Domestic airport in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
	{{Tone\|date=December ~~2020~~}}		{{Tone\|date=December 2022}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=October ~~2019~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2022}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=June ~~2018~~}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2022}}
	{{Infobox airport		{{Infobox airport
	\| name = Kanpur Airport		\| name = Kanpur Airport
	\| nativename-a =		\| nativename-a =
	\| image = Kanpur Airport main building.jpg		\| image = Kanpur Airport main building.jpg
	\| IATA = KNU		\| IATA = KNU
	\| ICAO = ~~VIKA~~		\| ICAO = VECX
	\| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India		\| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
	\| pushpin_label = '''KNU'''		\| pushpin_label = '''KNU'''
	\| type = Civil enclave		\| type = Civil enclave
	\| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]		\| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
	\| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]		\| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
	\| city-served = ▪ [[Kanpur~~\|Kanpur Metropolitan Area]] ▪ [[Kanpur division]] ▪ [[Bundelkhand~~]]		\| city-served = [[Kanpur]]
	\| location = [[Chakeri]], [[Kanpur]], India		\| location = [[Chakeri]], [[Kanpur]], [[India]]
	\| elevation-f = 410		\| elevation-f = 410
	\| elevation-m = 126		\| elevation-m = 126
	\| coordinates = {{Coord\|26\|24\|10\|N\|80\|24\|44\|E\|type:airport\|display=inline}}		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|26\|24\|10\|N\|80\|24\|44\|E\|type:airport\|display=inline}}
	\| website =		\| website =
	\| r1-number = 09/27		\| r1-number = 09/27
	\| r2-number = 01/19		\| r2-number = 01/19
	\| r1-length-f = ~~12000~~		\| r1-length-f = 12139
	\| r1-length-m = 3700		\| r1-length-m = 3700
	\| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]		\| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
	\| r2-length-f = 4,105		\| r2-length-f = 4,105
	\| r2-length-m = 1,251		\| r2-length-m = 1,251
	\| r2-surface = [[Concrete]]/[[asphalt]]\|		\| r2-surface = [[Concrete]]/[[asphalt]]\|
	\| stat1-header = ~~Passengers~~		\| stat-year = April 2021 - March 2022
	\| stat1-data = ~~116~~,~~168<!--DO NOT CHANGE OR REMOVE THESE FIGURES; THESE ARE STRICTLY AS PER AAI SOURCES AND ANY CHANGE WOULD RESULT IN CONFLICTING WITH SOURCES-->~~ ({{increase}} ~~507~~%)		\| stat1-header = Passenger movements
	\| ~~stat~~-~~year~~ = ~~April 2018~~ - ~~March 2019~~		\| stat1-data = 1,75,268 ({{increase}} 391.5%)
	\| footnotes = ~~Sources~~: [[Airport Authority of India\|AAI]]<ref ~~name="traffic_stats1"~~>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/~~Feb2k19Annex3_1~~.pdf\|~~title~~=~~Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-III\|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]\|date=10 February 2019~~\|access-date=~~10 February 2019\|page=4~~}}</ref><ref ~~name="traffic_stats2"~~>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/~~Feb2k19Annex2_1~~.pdf\|~~title~~=~~Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-II\|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]\|date=10 February 2019~~\|access-date=~~10 February 2019\|page=4~~}}</ref>		\| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
	~~\| stat2-header = Aircraft movements~~		\| stat2-data = 1,692 ({{increase}} 234.6%)
	~~\| stat2-data = 1,050 ({{increase}} 311%)~~		\| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India\|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex3.pdf\|website=www.aai.aero\|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex2.pdf\|website=www.aai.aero\|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>
	}}		}}

	'''Kanpur Airport''' ({{airport codes\|KNU\|VIKA\|p=n}}),<ref name="name">{{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}}</ref><ref name="aai report">{{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}}</ref><ref>https://skyvector.com/airport/VICX/Kanpur-Airport</ref> proposed to be renamed '''Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport''',<ref name="name"/><ref>{{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}}</ref> is a domestic airport that serves the [[Kanpur\|Kanpur metropolitan area]] in the [[States and union territories of India\|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]], [[Jhansi]]-[[Orchha]], [[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.<ref>https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pune-airport-was-most-profitable-in-fy21-mumbai-delhi-biggest-lossmakers-7215011.html</ref>

	[[~~File~~:Kanpur ~~Airport.jpg~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~right~~\|Kanpur ~~Airport interior~~]]		'''Kanpur Airport''' ({{airport codes\|KNU\|VECX\|p=n}}),<ref name="aai report">{{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}}</ref> proposed to be renamed as '''Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport''',<ref>{{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 2022}}</ref><ref>{{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 2022}}</ref> is a domestic airport that serves the [[Kanpur\|Kanpur metropolitan area]] in the [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. 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 of 2020–21.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

	==~~Airport extension~~==		==New Terminal==
	Due to the limited expansion options available and restrictions enforced by the [[Airports Authority of India]], the current terminal ~~will~~ not be able to cope with the ~~huge demand for~~ air traffic into Kanpur.{{~~Citation needed~~\|date=~~September 2020~~}} ~~An additional~~ terminal of 6,000 sq ~~metres~~ is under construction on Kanpur [[Prayagraj]] [[National highways of India\|National Highway]].		[[File:Kanpur Airport.jpg\|thumb\|left\|100px\|Kanpur Airport interior]]
			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.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.ETTravelWorld.com \|title=AAI undertaking development projects at Kanpur airport worth INR 144 crore, new terminal building to be ready by December 2022 - ET TravelWorld \|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 \|access-date=2022-11-24 \|website=ETTravelWorld.com \|language=en}}</ref> A new terminal of 6,000 sq meters is under construction on Kanpur [[Prayagraj]] [[National highways of India\|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 ~~September 2021. It will be a 4~~-~~star GRIHA (Green Buildings Rating System India) rated energy efficient building equipped with eight check-in counters~~.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Kanpur's Chakeri airport to have new civil enclave by Jan 2022with over 40% more passenger carrying capacity annually \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/kanpurs-chakeri-airport-to-have-new-civil-enclave-by-jan-2022-with-over-40-more-passenger-handling-capacity-annually/articleshow/78065393.cms \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 September ~~2020~~}}</ref>		The new terminal will consist of six hangars and a waiting room for 300 passengers, eight check-in desks as well as a high-traffic connection to the nearby highway. It will be energy efficient and completed by mid-2022.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Kanpur's Chakeri airport to have new civil enclave by Jan 2022with over 40% more passenger carrying capacity annually \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/kanpurs-chakeri-airport-to-have-new-civil-enclave-by-jan-2022-with-over-40-more-passenger-handling-capacity-annually/articleshow/78065393.cms \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 September 2022}}</ref>

	~~Flights to [[Varanasi]], [[Jaipur]], [[Pune]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Amritsar]], [[Goa]], [[Bengaluru]] and [[Chennai]] would cater the traffic from Kanpur.~~		{{Clear\|left}}

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			[[File:Kanpur to Kolkata flight at Kanpur Airport.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[SpiceJet]] flight at Kanpur Airport]]
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	\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|~~Bengaluru]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad~~]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|title= IndiGo to start flights connecting Kanpur from October 31 \|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indigo-to-start-flights-connecting-kanpur-from-october-31-121092900902_1.html\|~~website~~=~~www. business-standard.com~~\|access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>		\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bangalore]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news\|title= IndiGo to start flights connecting Kanpur from October 31 \|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indigo-to-start-flights-connecting-kanpur-from-october-31-121092900902_1.html\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|date= 29 September 2021\|access-date=29 September 2021\|agency= Press Trust of India}}</ref>
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	\|[[SpiceJet]]\| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx\|title=SpiceJet flight schedules\|publisher=Official Website of SpiceJet\|access-date=11 September ~~2018~~}}</ref>		\|[[SpiceJet]]\|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Gorakhpur Airport\|Gorakhpur]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx\|title=SpiceJet flight schedules\|publisher=Official Website of SpiceJet\|access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref>
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	\| image = Kanpur Airport main building.jpg		\| image = Kanpur Airport main building.jpg
	\| IATA = KNU		\| IATA = KNU
	\| ICAO = ~~VECX~~		\| ICAO = VIKA
	\| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India		\| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
	\| pushpin_label = '''KNU'''		\| pushpin_label = '''KNU'''
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	\| r2-surface = [[Concrete]]/[[asphalt]]\|		\| r2-surface = [[Concrete]]/[[asphalt]]\|
	\| stat1-header = Passengers		\| stat1-header = Passengers
	\| stat1-data = ~~116168~~<!--DO NOT CHANGE OR REMOVE THESE FIGURES; THESE ARE STRICTLY AS PER AAI SOURCES AND ANY CHANGE WOULD RESULT IN CONFLICTING WITH SOURCES--> ({{increase}} 507%)		\| stat1-data = 116,168<!--DO NOT CHANGE OR REMOVE THESE FIGURES; THESE ARE STRICTLY AS PER AAI SOURCES AND ANY CHANGE WOULD RESULT IN CONFLICTING WITH SOURCES--> ({{increase}} 507%)
	\| stat-year = April 2018 - March 2019		\| stat-year = April 2018 - March 2019
	\| footnotes = Sources: [[Airport Authority of India\|AAI]]<ref name="traffic_stats1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Feb2k19Annex3_1.pdf\|title=Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-III\|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]\|date=10 February 2019\|access-date=10 February 2019\|page=4}}</ref><ref name="traffic_stats2">{{cite web\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Feb2k19Annex2_1.pdf\|title=Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-II\|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]\|date=10 February 2019\|access-date=10 February 2019\|page=4}}</ref>		\| footnotes = Sources: [[Airport Authority of India\|AAI]]<ref name="traffic_stats1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Feb2k19Annex3_1.pdf\|title=Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-III\|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]\|date=10 February 2019\|access-date=10 February 2019\|page=4}}</ref><ref name="traffic_stats2">{{cite web\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Feb2k19Annex2_1.pdf\|title=Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-II\|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]\|date=10 February 2019\|access-date=10 February 2019\|page=4}}</ref>
	\| stat2-header = Aircraft movements		\| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
	\| stat2-data = ~~1050~~ ({{increase}} 311%)		\| stat2-data = 1,050 ({{increase}} 311%)
	}}		}}

	'''Kanpur Airport''' ({{airport codes\|KNU\|VIKA\|p=n}}),<ref name="name">{{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}}</ref><ref name="aai report">{{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}}</ref><ref>https://skyvector.com/airport/VICX/Kanpur-Airport</ref> proposed to be renamed '''Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport''',<ref name="name"/><ref>{{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}}</ref> is a domestic airport that serves the [[Kanpur\|Kanpur metropolitan area]]. It has paved the way for easier connectivity to major tourist and historical attractions like [[Bithoor]], [[Sankissa]], [[Etawah Safari Park]], [[Jhansi]]-[[Orchha]], [[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.<ref>https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pune-airport-was-most-profitable-in-fy21-mumbai-delhi-biggest-lossmakers-7215011.html</ref>		'''Kanpur Airport''' ({{airport codes\|KNU\|VIKA\|p=n}}),<ref name="name">{{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}}</ref><ref name="aai report">{{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}}</ref><ref>https://skyvector.com/airport/VICX/Kanpur-Airport</ref> proposed to be renamed '''Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport''',<ref name="name"/><ref>{{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}}</ref> is a domestic airport that serves the [[Kanpur\|Kanpur metropolitan area]] in the [[States and union territories of India\|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]], [[Jhansi]]-[[Orchha]], [[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.<ref>https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pune-airport-was-most-profitable-in-fy21-mumbai-delhi-biggest-lossmakers-7215011.html</ref>

	[[File:Kanpur Airport.jpg\|thumb\|~~left~~\|Kanpur Airport interior]]		[[File:Kanpur Airport.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Kanpur Airport interior]]

	~~==Airlines and destinations==~~
	~~{{Airport-dest-list~~
	\|[[SpiceJet]]\| [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport\|Ahmedabad]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]],<ref>https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-city-air-service-company-start-flight-from-kanpur-to-kolkata-and-issued-timing-schedule-21222055.html</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx\|title=SpiceJet flight schedules\|publisher=Official Website of SpiceJet\|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
	}}

	==Airport extension==		==Airport extension==
	Due to the limited expansion options available and restrictions enforced by the Airports Authority of India, the current terminal will not be able to cope with the huge demand for air traffic into Kanpur.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2020}} An additional terminal of ~~6000~~ sq ~~meters~~ is under construction on Kanpur Prayagraj National Highway.		Due to the limited expansion options available and restrictions enforced by the [[Airports Authority of India]], the current terminal will not be able to cope with the huge demand for air traffic into Kanpur.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2020}} An additional terminal of 6,000 sq metres is under construction on Kanpur [[Prayagraj]] [[National highways of India\|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 September 2021. It will be a 4-star GRIHA (Green Buildings Rating System India) rated energy efficient building equipped with eight check-in counters.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Kanpur's Chakeri airport to have new civil enclave by Jan 2022with over 40% more passenger carrying capacity annually \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/kanpurs-chakeri-airport-to-have-new-civil-enclave-by-jan-2022-with-over-40-more-passenger-handling-capacity-annually/articleshow/78065393.cms \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 September 2020}}</ref>		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 September 2021. It will be a 4-star GRIHA (Green Buildings Rating System India) rated energy efficient building equipped with eight check-in counters.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Kanpur's Chakeri airport to have new civil enclave by Jan 2022with over 40% more passenger carrying capacity annually \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/kanpurs-chakeri-airport-to-have-new-civil-enclave-by-jan-2022-with-over-40-more-passenger-handling-capacity-annually/articleshow/78065393.cms \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 September 2020}}</ref>

	Flights to [[Varanasi]], [[Jaipur]], [[Pune]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Amritsar]], [[Goa]], [[~~Bengalore~~]] and [[Chennai]] would cater ~~to much~~ traffic from Kanpur.		Flights to [[Varanasi]], [[Jaipur]], [[Pune]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Amritsar]], [[Goa]], [[Bengaluru]] and [[Chennai]] would cater the traffic from Kanpur.

			==Airlines and destinations==
			{{Airport-dest-list

			\| [[IndiGo]] \| [[Kempegowda International Airport\|Bengaluru]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport\|Hyderabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|title= IndiGo to start flights connecting Kanpur from October 31 \|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indigo-to-start-flights-connecting-kanpur-from-october-31-121092900902_1.html\|website=www. business-standard.com\|access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>
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			\|[[SpiceJet]]\| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx\|title=SpiceJet flight schedules\|publisher=Official Website of SpiceJet\|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
			}}

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Airport in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Tone|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Kanpur Airport
| nativename-a =
| image = Kanpur Airport main building.jpg
| IATA = KNU
| ICAO = VECX
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label = '''KNU'''
| type = Civil enclave
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = ▪ [[Kanpur|Kanpur Metropolitan Area]] ▪ [[Kanpur division]] ▪ [[Bundelkhand]]
| location = [[Chakeri]], [[Kanpur]], India
| elevation-f = 410
| elevation-m = 126
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|24|10|N|80|24|44|E|type:airport|display=inline}}
| website =
| r1-number = 09/27
| r2-number = 01/19
| r1-length-f = 12000
| r1-length-m = 3700
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r2-length-f = 4,105
| r2-length-m = 1,251
| r2-surface = [[Concrete]]/[[asphalt]]|
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 116168 ({{increase}} 507%)
| stat-year = April 2018 - March 2019
| footnotes = Sources: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref name="traffic_stats1">{{cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Feb2k19Annex3_1.pdf|title=Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-III|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|date=10 February 2019|access-date=10 February 2019|page=4}}</ref><ref name="traffic_stats2">{{cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Feb2k19Annex2_1.pdf|title=Traffic News for the month of Feb 2019: Annexure-II|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|date=10 February 2019|access-date=10 February 2019|page=4}}</ref>
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 1050 ({{increase}} 311%)
}}

'''Kanpur Airport''' ({{airport codes|KNU|VIKA|p=n}}),<ref name="name">{{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}}</ref><ref name="aai report">{{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}}</ref><ref>https://skyvector.com/airport/VICX/Kanpur-Airport</ref> proposed to be renamed '''Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport''',<ref name="name"/><ref>{{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}}</ref> is a domestic airport that serves the [[Kanpur|Kanpur metropolitan area]]. It has paved the way for easier connectivity to major tourist and historical attractions like [[Bithoor]], [[Sankissa]], [[Etawah Safari Park]], [[Jhansi]]-[[Orchha]], [[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.<ref>https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pune-airport-was-most-profitable-in-fy21-mumbai-delhi-biggest-lossmakers-7215011.html</ref>

[[File:Kanpur Airport.jpg|thumb|left|Kanpur Airport interior]]

==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[SpiceJet]]| [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]],<ref>https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-city-air-service-company-start-flight-from-kanpur-to-kolkata-and-issued-timing-schedule-21222055.html</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet flight schedules|publisher=Official Website of SpiceJet|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
}}

==Airport extension==
Due to the limited expansion options available and restrictions enforced by the Airports Authority of India, the current terminal will not be able to cope with the huge demand for air traffic into Kanpur.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} An additional terminal of 6000 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 September 2021. It will be a 4-star GRIHA (Green Buildings Rating System India) rated energy efficient building equipped with eight check-in counters.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kanpur's Chakeri airport to have new civil enclave by Jan 2022with over 40% more passenger carrying capacity annually |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/kanpurs-chakeri-airport-to-have-new-civil-enclave-by-jan-2022-with-over-40-more-passenger-handling-capacity-annually/articleshow/78065393.cms |access-date=11 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=11 September 2020}}</ref>

Flights to [[Varanasi]], [[Jaipur]], [[Pune]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Amritsar]], [[Goa]], [[Bengalore]] and [[Chennai]] would cater to much traffic from Kanpur.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== 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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