AirportsKanpur Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KNU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KNU
- ICAO code
- VECX
- City
- Kanpur
- State or region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.4043° N, 80.4101° E
- Elevation
- 125 m (410 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KNU means Kanpur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VECX. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.4043° N, 80.4101° E. It stands 125 metres (410 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kanpur Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (9,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 55.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chaudhary Charan Singh International AirportLucknow | LKO | 62 km |
| Prayagraj AirportAllahabad | IXD | 170 km |
| Maharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad | AYJ | 179 km |
| Khajuraho AirportKhajuraho | HJR | 183 km |
| Shravasti AirportShravasti | VSV | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 405 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,122 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,505 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,130 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,098 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,017 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,757 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,667 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,030 km | 12 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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