Amausi Airport
| Amausi Airport Lucknow Airport |
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IATA: LKO – ICAO: VILK
 LKO
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| Summary | |||
| 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 |
| Statistics (Apr '10 - Mar '11) | |||
| Passenger movements | 2,975,878 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 14,205 | ||
| Cargo tonnage | 4,078 | ||
| Source: AAI [1][2][3] | |||
Amausi Airport (IATA: LKO, ICAO: VILK), renamed as Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Hindi: चौ.च.सिं.अ. हवाई अड्डा, Urdu: لکھنؤ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) is situated at Amausi in 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.It offers seven nonstop flights to Mumbai on daily basis. It is the second busiest airport in North India after Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai, Sharjah and Dammam |
| Air India Express | Dubai |
| Flydubai | Dubai |
| Buddha Air | Kathmandu |
| GoAir | Delhi, Pune |
| IndiGo | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna |
| Jet Airways | Ahmedabad, Delhi, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Varanasi |
| JetLite | Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai |
| Kingfisher Airlines | Delhi, Mumbai |
| Oman Air | Muscat |
| Saudi Airlines | Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam |
- Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Emirates Cargo | Entire world Via Dubai |
| Air India Cargo | Ahmedabad, Kolkata |
| Blue Dart Aviation | Ahmedabad, Delhi |
[edit] Renovation
[edit] New Integrated Terminal
The new integrated terminal building has been completed.The building has been given an Awadhi touch as well. Whether it is the facade or the partition between various chambers or even the check-in counters, the glass fitting has a typical Lakhnavi design inscribed on it. This becomes more apparent with the AAI planning to categorise the new terminal as the domestic one, while dedicating the older one for international flights. [4] [5]
[edit] New look
Ground Floor on entering the terminal from the departure side (city side), one will have to get the baggage scanned immediately through the X-ray machine installed on the left side. Further left, there will be three ATMs, a child care room and a toilet. Then there will be check-in counters of different airlines - both domestic and international. The counters will be dynamic and may be used by any of the airlines. In all there will be 22 counters. On the right side, there would be four shops, a VIP lounge and a smoking zone. One will also find a restaurant close to the shops and the VIP lounge. A glass partition subsequently separates this zone with what will be an arrival zone. However, one will be able to move through a gallery, which leads to the escalator that takes to the first floor. The arrival zone also comprises immigration counters for the departing international passengers as well. There will be six immigration counters packed in three rows of two counters each. Once though, the international passengers will be able to move on the ground floor or may take the escalator and go to the first floor. [6]
[edit] Further extension
The newly constructed two floored integrated terminal spreading over an area of 20,000 sq mts is big enough to house at least 750 passengers at any given point of time. Its construction started in 2008 and was repeatedly delayed, at times because of the labor problems. The new terminal building will have both domestic and international flights operations. Plans are afoot to renovate the old terminal building which would later be allocated for international operations, while the new terminal will handle domestic flights. [7]
[edit] Renaming of the airport
On 17 July 2008 Government of India decided to rename the airport as "Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport"[8]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k11annex3.pdf
- ^ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k11annex2.pdf
- ^ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k11annex4.pdf
- ^ "Swanky Amausi readyfor take-off after a month". Times of India. Dec 17, 2011, 02.13AM IST. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-17/lucknow/30528060_1_terminal-at-amausi-airport-new-terminal-check-in-counters.
- ^ "New terminal at Amausi airport to go for trial run soon". Times of India. Dec 3, 2011, 01.36AM IST. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-03/lucknow/30471556_1_new-terminal-amausi-airport-facility.
- ^ "Swanky Amausi readyfor take-off after a month". Times of India. Dec 17, 2011, 02.13AM IST. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-17/lucknow/30528060_1_terminal-at-amausi-airport-new-terminal-check-in-counters.
- ^ "Amausi clears trial test, first flight successful". Times of India, Dec 25, 2011, 07.38AM IST. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-25/lucknow/30556635_1_terminal-at-amausi-airport-new-terminal-airport-director.
- ^ "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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