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Country: India
Location: Kanpur
Coordinates: 26.26.00N / 080.22.00E
IATA Code: KNU
Timezone: GMT +5.3
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Kanpur Airport (IATA codification KNU / ICAO codification VIKA) has seen good and bad solar days every off and on. In the 1970s, voyages functioned from this airport on a regular basis to Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai. For a age, riders of Kanpur, Unnao and Fatehpur have had to move approximately 80 kilometres (50 land mile) north to Amausi Airport in Lucknow, a painful 2-3 60 minutes drive, for taking a voyage to New Delhi, Mumbai or abroad.

Kanpur Airport has seen increased rider traffic since September 2007 and the depot has been late restituted with a new to the full airconditioned rider hallway. The airport has been fit out with DVOR/DME piloting equipment and installing of ILS for preciseness districting in low visibleness status is on the fashion. The airport has dark districting installations for IAF and VIP aircrafts and currently looking clearance from Ministery of Defense for polite voyages.Currently, this airport has sundown limitations and polite voyages is able to function only during the solar day clip. Civil Aviation Ministry's programme for a modern airport depot on a 25 acre district is looking district transport from Defense Ministery which is likely to take place before long.

Incidents and Accidents

  • On the morning time of 18 May, 1996, an Archana Airways aircraft functioning on the Delhi - Kanpur sector touch down late and is able to not be halt within the available landing track length, finish beyond the landing track. The aircraft hit the bound wall of the airport and came to a hold. The aircraft keep up major damages, but there was no fire and no harm to individuals on board the aircraft.


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