Kanpur Airport (IATA: KNU, ICAO: VIKA) aka Chakeri Air Force Station 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. However passengers of Kanpur and surrounding developing cities have an opportunity to get better air connectivity because of its close proximity to CCS International Amausi Airport in Lucknow, for taking a flight to other Indian cities or overseas.