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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