About Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCS International Airport) (IATA:
LKO, ICAO: VILK), is situated at Amausi in the city of Lucknow, India. It is
the 13th busiest airport in India and the second busiest and largest in
North and Central India after IGI airport Delhi.
CCS International Airport covers an area of 4.8035 km2. Management of the
Airport is solely under Adani Group,
a corporation responsible for creating, upgrading,
maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India. The Airport
is owned by Airport Authority of India (AAI). 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 the airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh
Airport. It was granted international status in May 2012.
The nearest major railway station to the airport is Lucknow Charbagh railway
station which is roughly 10 km away from the airport campus. CCS
International Airport will be connected through Lucknow Metro by a terminal
station on the North-South Corridor Line.
The CCS International Airport has two terminals:
Terminal 1
The airport's original terminal, built to complement Charbagh Railway
Station's architecture, is now used for international flights after the
opening of Terminal 2. 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. With five boarding gates, Terminal 2 is
used for domestic flights.
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