# Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO / VILK)

**Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport** (IATA: LKO, ICAO: VILK) is a large airport in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It opened in 1986. It has one runway, 2,742 m (8,996 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Airports Authority of India. In 2018 it handled 5.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vilk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LKO / VILK
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Opened: 1986 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 125 m / 410 ft
- Coordinates: 26.7606, 80.8893
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,742 m / 8,996 ft
- Passengers: 5,704,641 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.adani.com/ccsia-lucknow-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaudhary_Charan_Singh_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2672666
- Weather station: VILK · WMO 42369
- Ident: VILK

## Timeline

- 1986: Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,742 m / 8,996 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 089° / 269° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 4,454,714 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 5,704,641 | Wikidata |

## Routes

14 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [DXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0392.md) Noida International Airport · India · 360 km / 224 mi · IndiGo
- [BHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabp.md) Raja Bhoj International Airport · India · 526 km / 327 mi · IndiGo
- [KQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vikg.md) Kishangarh Airport Ajmer · India · 604 km / 375 mi · Star Air (India)
- [JRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vejh.md) Jharsuguda Airport · India · 627 km / 390 mi · Star Air (India)
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 1,089 km / 677 mi · Star Air (India)
- [NMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0276.md) Navi Mumbai International Airport · India · 1,178 km / 732 mi · IndiGo, Akasa Air
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 1,184 km / 736 mi · Akasa Air
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 1,544 km / 959 mi · Akasa Air
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,298 km / 1,428 mi · SalamAir
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 2,497 km / 1,552 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,552 km / 1,586 mi · flydubai, IndiGo
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,639 km / 1,640 mi · IndiGo
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 3,471 km / 2,157 mi · AirAsia
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 4,251 km / 2,641 mi · Saudia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LKO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (8)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 5
- QP [Akasa Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/akasa-air) · 3
- [Star Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-air) · 3
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 1
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5.7M (2018) | #311 of 3,974 | #93 in Asia | #6 in IN |
| Longest runway | 2,742 m / 8,996 ft | #1,852 of 29,858 | #572 in Asia | #73 in IN |
| Elevation | 125 m / 410 ft | =28,829 of 43,403 | =1,586 in Asia | =196 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1986 | =9,000 of 15,079 | =431 in Asia | #47 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.450 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |
| GND |  | 120.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [VIBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vibl.md) Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station · 25 km / 16 mi
- [KNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vicx.md) Kanpur Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [VIKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vika.md) Kanpur Civil Airport (Old) · 63 km / 39 mi
- [VI75](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vi75.md) IIT Kanpur Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [VIRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/virb.md) Fursatganj Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [IN-0342](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0342.md) Marhamtabad Airport · 94 km / 58 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chaudhary_Charan_Singh_International_Airport&oldid=1376750964), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vilk/data