Kanpur Airport
Encyclopedia
Kanpur Airport is an airport that was originally designated for the Indian Air Force
. In the 1970s, flights operated from this airport regularly to Delhi
, Ahmedabad
, Allahabad
, Kolkata
, Banglore, Chennai
, Pune
and Mumbai
. For a long time, passengers of Kanpur, Unnao
and Fatehpur
have had to travel about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) northwards to Amausi Airport
in Lucknow
, a 2–3 hours drive, for taking a flight to New Delhi
, Mumbai
or overseas. The Civil Air Terminal of Kanpur Airport was re-opened in December 2004 and since then regular flights are operational on this airport.
On Wednesday 20th July 2011,The AI flight 9801 was headed from Delhi to Kolkata via Kanpur had 59 passengers on board. The plane, after it touched ground, did not stop within the safe distance and overshot into the slush at the end of the runway.As per reports, the plane, a 70 Seater CRJ-700, had a rough landing even though the weather was clear, with a visibility of 2000 meters.
Author Chetan Bhagat, who was on the flight, tweeted, "Emergency landing as plane skidded off runway into wet mud. Lucky save. Evacuations on now." Mr Bhagat also said, "The plane wheels are barely visible, dug deep into mud. Everyone's out now. Rattled but safe."
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
. In the 1970s, flights operated from this airport regularly to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Banglore, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
and Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. For a long time, passengers of Kanpur, Unnao
Unnao
The town of Unnao is the headquarters of Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. It is approximately 18 km from Kanpur & 60 km from Lucknow . It is connected to these two cities by roadway as well as by railway. The nearest airport is at Amausi about...
and Fatehpur
Fatehpur
Fatehpur may refer to:Places in India*Punjab** Fatehpur Jattan, village in district Fatehgarh Sahib** Fatehpur Rayian, village in district Fatehgarh Sahib** Fatehpur Bhangala, village in district Rupnagar* Uttar Pradesh...
have had to travel about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) northwards to Amausi Airport
Amausi Airport
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport or Amausi International Airport, named after former Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh , is situated near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The airport serves as the primary civilian aviation hub for the metropolitan area of the cities of...
in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, a 2–3 hours drive, for taking a flight to New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
or overseas. The Civil Air Terminal of Kanpur Airport was re-opened in December 2004 and since then regular flights are operational on this airport.
Airlines and destinations
Incidents and accidents
Kanpur has the distinction of having 3 airstrips located respectively at the Chakeri Airport (having 9000 ft (2,743.2 m) runway), Civil Airport located at Kanpur Cantt., and the IIT Airstrip located at IIT Kanpur.On Wednesday 20th July 2011,The AI flight 9801 was headed from Delhi to Kolkata via Kanpur had 59 passengers on board. The plane, after it touched ground, did not stop within the safe distance and overshot into the slush at the end of the runway.As per reports, the plane, a 70 Seater CRJ-700, had a rough landing even though the weather was clear, with a visibility of 2000 meters.
Author Chetan Bhagat, who was on the flight, tweeted, "Emergency landing as plane skidded off runway into wet mud. Lucky save. Evacuations on now." Mr Bhagat also said, "The plane wheels are barely visible, dug deep into mud. Everyone's out now. Rattled but safe."