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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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{{Use dmy dates|date=October | {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=June | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox airport | {{Infobox airport | ||
| name = Kanpur Airport | | name = Kanpur Airport | ||
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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 | '''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 | 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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