Kanpur Airport

Kanpur Airport

कानपुर हवाई अड्डा
کانپور ہوائی اڈا
IATA: KNU – ICAO: VICX
Summary
Airport type Partially Public
Owner Indian Air Force
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Kanpur, Unnao, Etawah, Kanpur Dehat, Hamirpur & Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh
Location Chakeri, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL 410 ft / 124 m
Coordinates 26°24′10″N 80°24′44″E / 26.40278°N 80.41222°E / 26.40278; 80.41222
Map
Kanpur Airport

Location of airport in India

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 (common use) 9,000 2,743 Concrete/Asphalt
01/19 (not for civil use) 4,105 1,251 Concrete/Asphalt

Kanpur Airport (IATA: KNU, ICAO: VICX) aka Chakeri Air Force Station is an airport that was originally designated for the Indian Air Force. In the 1970s, flights operated from this airport regularly to Delhi, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and Mumbai. The Civil Air Terminal of Kanpur Airport was re-opened in December 2004 and since then flights have been operational on this airport off and on. Currently, there are no flights from this airport.

New terminal & connectivity

Anticipating growth in passenger traffic, the Airports Authority of India is planning to expand the Chakeri Civil Enclave. The airport would be developed in two phases. In the first phase of development includes expansion of the existing terminal building to increase the passenger handling capacity, construction of a visitors lounge and new car parking facilities. The existing apron will also be extended to accommodate two Airbus A321 type of aircraft, for which, the Ministry of civil Aviation has sought Air Headquarter's permission for expansion of the apron on IAF land for joint use.

In the second phase, A new civil air terminal at Chakeri Airport will be built on a 50-acre piece of land adjacent to the airport boundary. The state government has been requested to hand over 50 acres of land identified by AAI free of cost for the development of civil enclave at Chakeri airport and also provide a 4-lane approach road the proposed site. The Airports Authority of India has identified the land for the purpose and on 4 July 2012, a senior official of the civil aviation ministry carried out an inspection of the Civil airport in Chakeri.[1]

When the Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flights were launched, Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi had promised that Kanpur would be connected with other metro cities.[2]

UP Govt has cleared 50 acres of land for expansion of Kanpur airport and a new terminal building.[3]

UP Govt signed a MOU with Airports Authority of India (AAI) for development of civil enclave at Kanpur Airport.[4]

According to a survey about 40% of traffic on Lucknow Airport is from Kanpur.[5]

Airlines and Destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air India RegionalDelhi (resumes 10 December 2016)[6]

Incidents and accidents

Author Chetan Bhagat, who was on the flight, tweeted, "Emergency landing as plane skidded off runway into wet mud. Lucky save. Evacuations on now." Mr Bhagat also said, "The plane wheels are barely visible, dug deep into mud. Everyone's out now. Rattled but safe."

Status Updates

International airport proposal

An international airport named Captain Lakshmi Sehgal International Airport in the memory of late Azad Hind Fauj member Captain Lakshmi Sehgal was proposed in 2015 to be constructed at in Kanpur Dehat district about 50 km from Kanpur.[13]The airport is proposed to be bigger than Lucknow's Amausi Airport and would have flights to United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, China, Australia etc. The airport will serve the region from Agra division, Jhansi division, Kanpur division, Aligarh division, Allahabad division, Banda division and Lucknow division. It would have direct link road with Agra Lucknow Expressway.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport expansion: Shri Prakash Jaiswal urges Akhilesh Yadav to provide land". The Times of India. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Flying away to Kolkata". The Times of India, Jan 1, 2012, 05.38AM IST. 2012-01-01.
  3. ↑ "UP Cabinet okays land for airport expansion". The Times of India, Aug 22, 2013, 01:05AM IST. 2013-08-22.
  4. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Seven-new-airports-to-come-up-in-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/30958363.cms
  5. ↑ http://m.patrika.com/news/kanpur/kanpur-airport-condition-to-improve-post-tim-cook-advise-1306479/
  6. ↑ "Air India will start Kanpur to Delhi flight". Newstrack Live. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ↑ http://creatise.in/masterbuilder/2013/04/24/100-acres-of-land-identified-for-chakeri-airport-expansion/
  8. ↑ http://kanpur-news-in-hindi.blogspot.in/2014/05/work-start-on-airport-project.html?m=1
  9. ↑ http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/civil-airpot-make-early
  10. ↑ http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/land-acquisition-for-expansion-of-kanpur-airport-begins/267745/
  11. ↑ http://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-city-14077220.html
  12. ↑ http://minextlive.jagran.com/expansion-of-chakeri-airport-stuck-again-123658
  13. ↑ http://m.timesofindia.com/city/kanpur/International-airport-proposed-near-Kanpur/articleshow/46156622.cms
  14. ↑ http://www.ufhnews.in/kanpur-dehat-7489-a
  15. ↑ http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/UttarPradesh/2015/03/25223153/kanpur-to-abroad-has-gone-soon.vpf
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