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{{Short description| | {{Short description|domestic airport in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India}} | ||
{{Tone|date=December 2020}} | {{Tone|date=December 2020}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} | ||
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| image = Kanpur Airport main building.jpg | | image = Kanpur Airport main building.jpg | ||
| IATA = KNU | | IATA = KNU | ||
| ICAO = | | 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 = | | 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 = | | 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]], | '''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| | [[File:Kanpur Airport.jpg|thumb|right|Kanpur Airport interior]] | ||
==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 | 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]], | Flights to [[Varanasi]], [[Jaipur]], [[Pune]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Amritsar]], [[Goa]], [[Bengaluru]] and [[Chennai]] would cater the traffic from Kanpur. | ||
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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> | |||
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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> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||