Kanpur Airport

IATA KNUICAO VEKAMedium airport

Kanpur Airport is a medium airport near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is listed as IATA KNU and ICAO VEKA. The airport is located at 26.4043° / 80.4101° at an elevation of 125 m (410 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,743 m. The nearest airport is Kanpur Civil Airport (Old), 6.1 km (4 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Kanpur Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Kanpur Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`KNU`
ICAO code	`VEKA`
Local code	`VEKA`
Identifier	`VICX`
Type	Medium airport
City	Kanpur
Region	Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Coordinates	26.40430, 80.41010
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	26° 24′ 15.48″ N 80° 24′ 36.37″ E
Elevation	125 m (410 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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