AirportsChaudhary Charan Singh International Airport is a large airport serving Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LKO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LKO
- ICAO code
- VILK
- City
- Lucknow
- State or region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.7606° N, 80.8893° E
- Elevation
- 125 m (410 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,742 m (8,996 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LKO means Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VILK. 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 26.7606° N, 80.8893° 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
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,742 metres (8,996 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 56.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,742 m 8,996 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kanpur AirportKanpur | KNU | 62 km |
| Maharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad | AYJ | 127 km |
| Shravasti AirportShravasti | VSV | 140 km |
| Nepalgunj AirportNepalgunj, Nepal | KEP | 168 km |
| Prayagraj AirportAllahabad | IXD | 169 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 424 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,184 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,552 km | 3 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,134 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,077 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,965 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,751 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,607 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,018 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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