KNU — Kanpur Airport
- IATA code
- KNU
- ICAO code
- VECX
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- —
- No open data
- Nonstop routes
- 5
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Asia/Kolkata
- Elevation
- 125 m
- 410 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,743 m
Local time now: —
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About KNU
Kanpur Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kanpur, India. It is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 5 nonstop routes from KNU.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from KNU
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| KNU → BOM | 1,120 km | 120,722 |
| KNU → DEL | 405 km | 111,861 |
| KNU → BLR | 1,489 km | 70,434 |
| KNU → HYD | 1,036 km | 45,218 |
| KNU → MAA | 1,485 km | 1,159 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| LKO | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport | 62 km |
| IXD | Prayagraj Airport | 170 km |
| AYJ | Maharshi Valmiki International Airport | 179 km |
| HJR | Khajuraho Airport | 183 km |
| VSV | Shravasti Airport | 202 km |
Distance from KNU to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,743 m | 46 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · 26.4043, 80.4101
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