Kanpur Civil Airport is used by small civilian aircraft. It is also used by DGCA, flying club of Kanpur and NCC Air Wing.

Incident and Accidents

On the morning of 18 May 1996, a 19 seater Archana Airways D-228 aircraft operating on the Delhi - Kanpur sector touched down late and could not be stopped within the available runway length, ending up beyond the runway. The aircraft hit the boundary wall of the airport and came to a halt. The aircraft sustained major damages, but there was no fire and no injury to persons on board the aircraft.

See also

• List of airports by ICAO code: V#VA VE VI VO - India
• List of airports in India
• IIT Kanpur#Laboratories and other facilities