Amausi Airport

C.C.S. International Airport
चौ.च.सिं.अ. हवाई अड्डा

Amausi International Airport
अमौसी अन्तराष्ट्रीय हवाईअड्डा

Lucknow International Airport
लखनऊ अन्तराष्ट्रीय हवाईअड्डा
لکھنؤ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا
Airport Authority of India office at Amausi airport
IATA: LKOICAO: VILK
LKO
Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Location Lucknow, India
Elevation AMSL 410 ft / 125 m
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]

Lucknow International Airport (Hindi: लखनऊ अन्तराष्ट्रीय हवाईअड्डा, Urdu: بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا لکھنؤ) known as Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Hindi: चौधरी चरण सिंह अन्तराष्ट्रीय हवाईअड्डा) named after former Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh (IATA: LKOICAO: VILK), 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.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
Airlines Destinations
Air India Delhi, Mumbai, Sharjah, Dammam
Air India Express Dubai
Buddha Air Kathmandu
Flydubai Dubai
GoAir Delhi, Pune
IndiGo Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna
Jet Airways Ahmedabad, Delhi, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Varanasi
JetLite Ahmedabad, Delhi,Mumbai
Kingfisher Airlines Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai
Oman Air Muscat
Saudi Arabian Airlines Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh
Cargo
Airlines Destinations
Air India Cargo Kolkata
Blue Dart Aviation Delhi
Kingfisher Xpress Ahmedabad, Bangalore
Emirates Air Cargo Whole world via Dubai

Renovation

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]

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]

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]

Renaming of the airport

On 17 July 2008 Government of India decided to rename the airport as "Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport"[8]

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