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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}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name                = Kanpur Airport
| name                = Kanpur Airport
| nativename-a        =  
| nativename-a        =  
| image              = Kanpur Airport main building.jpg
| image              = Kanpur Airport 2.jpg
| caption            =
| IATA                = KNU
| IATA                = KNU
| ICAO                = VECX
| ICAO                = VECX
| pushpin_map        = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_map        = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label      = '''KNU'''
| pushpin_label      = '''KNU'''/VECX
| type                = Civil enclave
| type                = Public/Military
| owner              = [[Indian Air Force]]
| owner              = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| operator            = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| operator            = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served        = [[Kanpur]]
| city-served        = [[Kanpur]]
| location            = [[Chakeri]], [[Kanpur]], [[India]]
| location            = [[Chakeri]], Kanpur, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[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|26.3994624|80.4269499|type:airport|display=inline}}
| website            =  
| website            =  
| r1-number          = 09/27
| r1-number          = 09/27
| r2-number          = 01/19
| r1-length-f        = 8325
| r1-length-f        = 12139
| r1-length-m        = 2536
| r1-length-m        = 3700
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt]]
| stat-year          = April 2024 - March 2025
| r2-length-f        = 4,105
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| r2-length-m        = 1,251
| stat1-data          = 322,252 ({{increase}} 13.3%)
| r2-surface          = [[Concrete]]/[[asphalt]]|
| stat-year          = April 2021 - March 2022
| stat1-header        = Passenger movements
| stat1-data          = 1,75,268 ({{increase}} 391.5%)
| stat2-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat2-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data          = 1,692 ({{increase}} 234.6%)
| stat2-data          = 2,210 ({{increase}} 5.8%)
| 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>
| stat3-header        = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data          = 116 ({{decrease}} 9.1%)
| footnotes          = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''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]].


'''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>
==Infrastructure==


==New Terminal==
[[File:Kanpur Airport 3.jpg|thumb|Kanpur Airport]]
[[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 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>
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.<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> Therefore, a new terminal spread over 6,200&nbsp;m². has been constructed near the threshold of the eastern end of the runway and to [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH-19]] through a new approach road.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
 
[[File:Kanpur Airport 1.jpg|thumb|Kanpur Airport]]
 
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 [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]], [[Yogi Adityanath]], the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]], [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] and the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
 
It has been proposed to rename the airport the ''Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport'' after [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi]].<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>


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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 previously  used to overhaul the  [[Tumansky R-29|R-29]] engines of [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23|MiG-23]] and [[Mikoyan MiG-27|MiG-27]] and currently the [[Snecma M53|M53 P2]] engines of [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]]. The airport also hosts the [https://service.hal-india.co.in/TAD-Kanpur%20Division/M__120 Transport Aircraft Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530094609/https://service.hal-india.co.in/TAD-Kanpur%20Division/M__120 |date=30 May 2024 }} (TAD) of [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL) which previously produced [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|HS 748 Avro]] and currently manufactures [[Dornier 228]] for Indian Armed Forces as well as commercial market.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Maintenance  Command - IAF |url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/maintenance-command/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=indianairforce.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
[[File:Kanpur to Kolkata flight at Kanpur Airport.jpg|thumb|right|[[SpiceJet]] flight at Kanpur Airport]]
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| [[IndiGo]]| [[Kempegowda Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://www.goindigo.in/booking/flight-select.html|website=[[IndiGo]]|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai-Shivaji]] }}


| [[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>
== Statistics ==
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It was the 5th most profitable airport in [[India]] in the year 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| date=23 July 2021 }}</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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== See also ==
* [[List of airports in Uttar Pradesh]]


==References==
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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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Kanpur Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesKanpur
LocationChakeri, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL410 ft / 126 m
Coordinates26°23′58″N 80°25′37″E / 26.3994624°N 80.4269499°E / 26.3994624; 80.4269499
Map
KNU/VECX is located in Uttar Pradesh
KNU/VECX
KNU/VECX
KNU/VECX is located in India
KNU/VECX
KNU/VECX
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 8,325 2,536 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2024 - March 2025)
Passengers322,252 (Increase 13.3%)
Aircraft movements2,210 (Increase 5.8%)
Cargo tonnage116 (Decrease 9.1%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Kanpur Airport (IATA: KNU, ICAO: VECX), 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 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 as Bithoor, Sankissa, Etawah Safari Park, Kalinjar Fort, Kalpi, National Chambal Sanctuary, Bhitargaon and Kannauj.

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

Kanpur Airport

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.[4] 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.[5]

Kanpur Airport

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.[6][7][8]

It has been proposed to rename the airport the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi.[9][10]

Base Repair Depot, IAF[edit | edit source]

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 previously used to overhaul the R-29 engines of MiG-23 and MiG-27 and currently the M53 P2 engines of Mirage 2000. The airport also hosts the Transport Aircraft Division Archived 30 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine (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.[11][12][13]

Airlines and destinations[edit | edit source]

AirlinesDestinations
IndiGo Bengaluru, Delhi,[14] Hyderabad,[15] Mumbai-Shivaji

Statistics[edit | edit source]

It was the 5th most profitable airport in India in the year 2020–21.[16]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  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. ↑ ET Travel World (6 September 2022). "AAI undertaking development projects at Kanpur airport worth INR 144 crore, new terminal building to be ready by December 2022". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Shewaramani, Jatin (3 January 2023). "Long-awaited Kanpur Airport terminal inches closer to completion". Knocksense. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Mitra, Hritika; Singh Pratap, Vishal (26 May 2023). "CM Adityanath inaugurates new terminal building of Kanpur Airport – Details". India TV. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Chawla, Simer (7 June 2023). "Kanpur Airport gets new terminal building, first flight welcome with water salute". India Today. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Indian airports and the name game". India Today. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kanpur airport to be named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: Yogi Adityanath". The Economic Times. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "Maintenance Command - IAF". indianairforce.nic.in. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "4 Base Repair Depot, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dornier 228 planes: HAL delivers two Dornier 228 planes to Guyana Defence Force: Prez Ali - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Flight Schedule". IndiGo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Indigo to launch Hyderabad to Kanpur flight from September 27". kvkndp. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Pune airport was most profitable in FY21; Mumbai, Delhi biggest lossmakers". 23 July 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

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