Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
चौधरी चरण सिंह अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा
Caudharī Caraṇa Siṃha Antarrāshṭrīya Havā'ī Aḍḍā

Terminal-2, CCS International Airport
IATA: LKO – ICAO: VILK
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Lucknow
Location Lucknow, India
Elevation AMSL 123 m / 404 ft
Coordinates 26°45′43″N 080°53′00″E / 26.76194°N 80.88333°E / 26.76194; 80.88333Coordinates: 26°45′43″N 080°53′00″E / 26.76194°N 80.88333°E / 26.76194; 80.88333
Website www.aai.aero
Map
LKO
LKO
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,800 9,186 Concrete/asphalt
Statistics (2014-15)
Passenger movements 2,541,241(Increase9.9%)
Aircraft movements 19,749(Increase0.3%)
Cargo tonnage 4,860(Increase14.3%)
Sources: AIP from AAI[1]
Statistics from AAI[2][3][4]

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (IATA: LKO, ICAO: VILK) is an airport serving Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh in India. It is situated in Amausi in the city of Lucknow, India and is named after Chaudhary Charan Singh, the 5th prime minister of India. It is the 12th busiest airport in India and is also the second busiest and largest in North and Central India after IGI airport Delhi.

History

The airport was constructed in 1986 to facilitate corporate and government officials. With an increasing number of passengers, AAI decided to upgrade the airport. On 17 July 2008, the Government of India officially renamed it Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport. It was granted international status in May 2012.[5]

Lucknow Airport, previously called Amausi International Airport is now renamed as Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. It was constructed with the purpose of facilitating VVIPs, it was only in 2005 when the AAI took decision to upgrade the Airport owing to increased number of passengers and also because of introduction of private operators in the sector.[6]

A new terminal, equipped with latest technology, at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport is operative since June 2, 2012. It is being used both for arrivals and departures of domestic and international flights. The new terminal is a three-tier building which can accommodate around 650 passengers at a time.[6]

Structure

The airport consists of two terminals: domestic and international.

Runway

The airport has a single runway that is 2,800m long.

Landing Amenities

CCS International Airport has ILS CAT-II compliant for landing in bad weather and foggy conditions.[7][8]

Terminals

Terminal-2, CCS International Airport
Visitor's lobby overlooking Departure Hall, inside view of the new terminal building

The airport has two terminals.

Terminal 1

The original terminal, built to complement Charbagh Railway Station's architecture, is now used for international flights after the opening of Terminal 2.[9] It has two arrival and three departing gates as well as two immigration counters.

Terminal 2

The terminal was inaugurated by civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 19 May 2012 before opening on 2 June 2012.[10] With five boarding gates, Terminal 2 is used for domestic flights.[11]

Partial image of CCs International airport
CCS International Airport airside
Terminal 3(Proposed)

Work on the third terminal (T3) at the Chaudhary Charan Singh airport in Lucknow will begin soon.The procedure of tendering has been set for the Rs.878.25 crore terminal which will be constructed with a vision and needs for the next 20 years.[12]

The terminal will have aerobridges, escalators, lifts, integrated entry and exit systems, security access system and 24x7 network of CCTV cameras.The designing will be such that the airport is lit up with natural light more and will have a large number of baggage handlings systems, laser scanners for luggage, tourist visa counters, duty-free shops, premium lounge and shops as well as eateries. The construction is estimated to take about 57 months while survey, designing and approval survey, Project Investment Board clearance are likely to take another nine months.[13]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Air India Delhi, Mumbai 2
Air India ExpressDammam (begins 16 February 2017),[14] Dubai-International 1
flydubaiDubai-International 1
GoAir Delhi, Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata (begins 22 December 2016) [15] 2
IndiGoAhmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati,[16] Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Pune, Vadodara 2
Jet Airways Delhi, Mumbai 2
Jet AirwaysAbu Dhabi 1
Oman AirMuscat 1
Saudia Jeddah, Riyadh 1
Thai Smile Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (begins 17 December 2016)[17]1
TigerairSingapore 1
Vistara Delhi, Mumbai 2

Connectivity

The nearest major railway station is Lucknow Charbagh railway station which is roughly 10 km from the airport campus.[18]

CCS International Airport will be connected through Lucknow Metro by a terminal station on the North-South Corridor Line.

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ LUCKNOW/DOMESTIC
  2. ↑ Traffic Statistics - International Passengers Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Traffic Statistics - International Aircraft Movements Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Traffic Statistics - International Freight Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "The Times Of India". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  6. 1 2 "Lucknow Airport- Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow - Lucknow Travel Guide".
  7. ↑ "Fog cancellations, delays here to stay". http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/perspective/fog-cancellations-delays-here-to-stay/28469.html. Retrieved 2015-12-28. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ http://www.aai.aero/misc/AIPS_2013_32.pdf
  9. ↑ "Swanky Amausi readyfor take-off after a month". Times of India. 17 Dec 2011.
  10. ↑ "New Terminal At Lucknow Airport". Airport International. 31 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Airports Authority of India".
  12. ↑ IANS (2016-03-02). "Lucknow airport to have third terminal | Free Press Journal". Freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  13. ↑ IANS. "Lucknow airport to have third terminal".
  14. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269742/air-india-express-w16-new-service-additions/
  15. ↑ https://www.goair.in/flight-schedule?airportCode=LKO
  16. ↑ https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html?linkNav=new-flights_Home-en~special-offers~1
  17. ↑ Liu, Jim (7 October 2016). "Thai Smile adds new India routes in W16". Airline Route. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Distance Between Charbagh Railway Station Amousi Airport". distancesbetween.com.
  19. ↑ http://www.aai.aero/misc/best_airport_08012014.pdf
  20. ↑ "Lucknow airport judged second best in small airport category - Times of India".

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