Survey of land for a new airport in Kanpur will start soon. Till now domestic flights were operational from an airport of Indian Air Force. A meeting in this regard was held in New Delhi, where Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh and put forth his demand of developing a new airport in the Industrial city before him. Though the city is presently served by an airport of Indian Air Force at Chakeri in Ahirwan, it has been a long pending demand to have a full-fledged airport in the city.
Chakeri Airport is an airport that was originally designated for the Indian Air Force. In the 1970s, flights were operated from this airport regularly to Delhi, and other metro cities. For a long time, passengers of Kanpur, Unnao, Fatehpur, Kannauj, Etawah have had to travel to Amausi Airport in the state capital (Lucknow), a 2–3 hours drive, for taking a flight to New Delhi, Mumbai or overseas. The Civil Air Terminal of Kanpur Airport was re-opened in December 2004.
Chakeri Airport is an airport that was originally designated for the Indian Air Force. In the 1970s, flights were operated from this airport regularly to Delhi, and other metro cities. For a long time, passengers of Kanpur, Unnao, Fatehpur, Kannauj, Etawah have had to travel to Amausi Airport in the state capital (Lucknow), a 2–3 hours drive, for taking a flight to New Delhi, Mumbai or overseas. The Civil Air Terminal of Kanpur Airport was re-opened in December 2004.
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