- Amausi Airport
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C.C.S. International Airport
चौ.च.सिं.अ. हवाई अड्डा
Lucknow International AirportIATA: LKO – ICAO: VILK Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh
LKOSummary Airport type Public Operator Airports Authority of India Location Lucknow, India Elevation AMSL 410 ft / 125 m Coordinates 26°45′38″N 080°53′22″E / 26.76056°N 80.88944°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 10,036.089 3,059 Concrete/Asphalt Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport or Amausi International Airport, named after former Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh (IATA: LKO, ICAO: VILK), is situated near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The airport serves as the primary civilian aviation hub for the metropolitan area of the cities of Lucknow and Kanpur. The airport is served by many international and domestic carriers. This is the second busiest airport in north India after Delhi.
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Airlines and destinations
- Passenger
Airlines Destinations Air India Delhi, Mumbai, Sharjah, Varanasi Air India Express Dubai Buddha Air Kathmandu Flydubai Dubai GoAir Delhi, Pune IndiGo Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna Jet Airways Ahmedabad [begins 15 October], Delhi, Indore [begins 15 October], Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna [begins 15 October], Varanasi JetLite Ahmedabad [begins 15 November], Delhi [begins 15 November] Kingfisher Airlines Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai Oman Air Muscat Saudi Arabian Airlines Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh - Cargo
Airlines Destinations Air India Cargo Kolkata Blue Dart Aviation Delhi Kingfisher Xpress Ahmedabad, Bangalore Renovation
The new integrated terminal building has been completed.
Renaming of the airport
On 17 July 2008 Government of India decided to rename the airport as "Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport"[1]
References
- ^ "Lucknow Airport Named "Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport"". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 17 July 2008. http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=40466.
- Airport information for VILK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Amausi Airport
- World Airport Codes
- Amausi Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
- Accident history for LKO at Aviation Safety Network
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- Transport in Lucknow
- Airports in Uttar Pradesh
- Indian airport stubs
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