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Revision as of 12:58, 8 September 2015
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport चौधरी चरण सिंह अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lucknow, Sitapur, Barabanki, Gonda and Balrampur | ||||||||||
| Location | Lucknow, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 123 m / 404 ft | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aai.aero | ||||||||||
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Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (IATA: LKO, ICAO: VILK), is situated at Amausi in the city of Lucknow, India. It is the 13th busiest airport in India and the second busiest and largest in North and Central India after IGI airport Delhi.
Location
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport covers an area of 4.8035 km2. Management of the airport is solely under Airport Authority of India, a government owned corporation responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India.
History
The airport was constructed in 1986 to facilitate corporate and government officials. With an increasing number of passengers, AAI decided to upgrade the airport. On 17 July 2008, the Government of India officially renamed the airport Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport. It was granted international status in May 2012.[5]
Terminals
The airport has two terminals.
- Terminal 1
The airport's original terminal, built to complement Charbagh Railway Station's architecture, is now used for international flights after the opening of Terminal 2.[6] It has two arrival and three departing gates as well as two immigration counters.
- Terminal 2
The terminal was inaugurated by civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 19 May 2012 before opening on 2 June 2012.[7] With five boarding gates, Terminal 2 is used for domestic flights.[8]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai | 2 |
| Air India Express | Dubai-International | 1 |
| flydubai | Dubai-International | 1 |
| GoAir | Delhi, Mumbai | 2 |
| IndiGo | Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Patna, Mumbai | 2 |
| Jet Airways | Delhi, Mumbai | 2 |
| Jet Airways | Abu Dhabi | 1 |
| Oman Air | Muscat | 1 |
| Saudia | Jeddah, Riyadh | 1 |
| Tigerair | Singapore (begins 3 December 2015)[9] | 1 |
| Vistara | Delhi | 2 |
Connectivity
The nearest major railway station to the airport is Lucknow Charbagh railway station which is roughly 10 km away from the airport campus.[10]
CCS International airport will be connected through Lucknow Metro by a terminal station on the North-South Corridor Line.
Awards
The airport was awarded with AAI's "Best Airport" award in July 2013 along with Jodhpur Airport.[11]
See also
References
- ^ LUCKNOW/DOMESTIC
- ^ Traffic Statistics - International Passengers
- ^ Traffic Statistics - International Aircraft Movements
- ^ Traffic Statistics - International Freight
- ^ "The Times Of India". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Swanky Amausi readyfor take-off after a month". Times of India. 17 December 2011.
- ^ "New Terminal At Lucknow Airport". Airport International. 31 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/lucknow_technicalinfo.jsp
- ^ "Tigerair to operate Lucknow service". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Distance Between Charbagh Railway Station Amousi Airport". distancesbetween.com.
- ^ http://www.aai.aero/misc/best_airport_08012014.pdf
External links
- Amausi Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
- Accident history for LKO at Aviation Safety Network
Lucknow Railway Station to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
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