KNUVICX

Kanpur Airport

Kanpur, India · Asia

Asia Asia/Calcutta

4direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

2,743 mLongest runway

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.

Location

26.404°N, 80.410°E · 125 m s. n. m. (410 ft)

General data

CountryIndia

CityKanpur

IATA codeKNU

ICAO codeVICX

Coordinates26.404°N, 80.410°E

Elevation125 m s. n. m. (410 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Calcutta

Runways1

Longest runway2,743 m

OperatorDirección de Aeropuertos de la India

Direct destinations4

Runways · 1

09/27

Length2,743 m8,999 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceConcrete

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

123.500

Approach

122.700

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

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Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Kanpur Airport (KNU). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KNU

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_knu,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Kanpur Airport (KNU)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KNU},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KNU}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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