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{{Short description|International Airport in Lucknow}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport
| image-width = 250
| IATA = LKO
| ICAO = VILK
| type = Public
| operator = [[Adani Group|Lucknow International Airport Limited (LIAL)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adani.com/ccsia-lucknow-airport/downloads |title=Downloads |publisher=Adani.com |date= |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204052050/https://www.adani.com/ccsia-lucknow-airport/downloads |url-status=live }}</ref>
| city-served = [[Lucknow]] and [[Awadh|Central Uttar Pradesh]]
| location = Amausi, [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| opened = {{start date and age|df=y|1986|p=y}}
| focus_city = *[[IndiGo]]
*[[Go First]]
*[[Air India]]
*[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]
*[[Vistara]]
*[[Saudia]]
| elevation-m = 123
| metric-elev = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|26|45|43|N|080|53|00|E|region:IN-UP|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|www.adani.com/ccsia-lucknow-airport|CCSIA Lucknow}}
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India#South Asia#Middle East#Asia
| pushpin_label = '''LKO'''/VILK
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-m = 2,744
| r1-surface = [[Runway#Surface type codes|PEM]]
| metric-rwy = Yes
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 3,303,960 ({{increase}}35.4%)
| stat-year = April 2021 – March 2022
| footnotes = Sources: [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] from [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507151241/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex3.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=1 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224637/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k18annex2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507170733/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex4.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 30,005 ({{increase}}30.7%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 14,942
({{increase}}49.9%)
| owner = *[[Airports Authority of India]]
*[[Adani|Adani Airports]]
| image2 = Lucknow International Airport Terminal-2.jpg
| image2-width = 250
| caption2 = Terminal-2, CCSIA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Amausi, [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| image = CCSIA (Lucknow International Airport) Adani Airports.png
}}
'''Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport''' {{airport codes|LKO|VILK}} is an [[international airport]] serving [[Lucknow]], the capital and the largest city of the [[Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucknow Airport |url=https://www.aai.aero/hi/airports/lucknow |website=AAI |access-date=21 August 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811101439/https://www.aai.aero/hi/airports/lucknow |url-status=live }}</ref> It is located in the Amausi area of the city 14 km far from the [[Hazratganj|city centre]], and was earlier also known as <nowiki>''Amausi International Airport''</nowiki>. It was later renamed in 2008 after [[Charan Singh|Chaudhary Charan Singh]], the fifth prime minister of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mynation.com/video/politics/chaudhary-charan-singh-the-5th-prime-minister-of-india-q2ysz6|title=Chaudhary Charan Singh, The 5th Prime Minister of India|publisher=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|website=My Nation|access-date=27 August 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804085922/https://www.mynation.com/video/politics/chaudhary-charan-singh-the-5th-prime-minister-of-india-q2ysz6|url-status=live}}</ref>
It is owned and operated by the Lucknow International Airport Limited (LIAL), a [[Public–private partnership|public- private consortium]] led by [[Adani Group]].

CCSIA is the [[List of the busiest airports in India|11th busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic in India]]. It handled around 2.5 million passengers, with 22,954 aircraft movement in the fiscal year 2020–2021 and handled around 5.5 million passengers, with 38,494 aircraft movement in the fiscal year 2019-2020.

Due to the COVID-19 air travel ban, the passenger traffic declined by 55.1% in the year 2020-2021 and the aircraft movement declined by 40.4% in same year.

The airport has two operational terminals (T1 and T2), and one under construction passenger terminal (T3) that will be completed by the end of the year 2022.

== History ==
The airport was constructed in 1986 to facilitate corporate and government officials. With an increasing number of passengers, AAI decided to upgrade and expand the airport in 1996, owing to an increased number of passengers and the introduction of private operators in the sector.<ref name="sites.google.com">{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/lucknowtravelguide/lucknow-airport|title=Lucknow Airport- Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow – Lucknow Travel Guide|access-date=6 March 2016|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203140310/https://sites.google.com/site/lucknowtravelguide/lucknow-airport|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 17 July 2008, the [[Government of India]] officially renamed the Amausi Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.

The second terminal (T2) equipped with latest technology was then built in 2012 to handle the increasing domestic traffic.<ref name="sites.google.com" /> T2 was inaugurated and granted International status on 19 May 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Times Of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Amausis-got-terminal-illness-Chaudhary-Charan-Singh/articleshow/15347004.cms|date=4 August 2012|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013104324/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Amausis-got-terminal-illness-Chaudhary-Charan-Singh/articleshow/15347004.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

The construction of a third terminal (T3) for international operations was announced in 2016 in order to cater the increasing traffic of passengers. In 2018, the [[Government of India]] approved the new terminal 3 which will be built at INR 13.83 billion.<ref name=":0" />

In February 2019, the [[Adani Enterprises]] led - Lucknow International Airport Limited (LIAL) won the rights of operations, management and development of the airport under the [[Public–private partnership|public-private partnership (PPP) model]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Adani To Take Over Airport Ops At Mangaluru, Lucknow, Ahmedabad Soon|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/adani-to-take-over-airport-ops-at-mangaluru-lucknow-ahmedabad-soon-2314373|last=PTI|access-date=2 November 2020|work=NDTV|date=22 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101155236/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/adani-to-take-over-airport-ops-at-mangaluru-lucknow-ahmedabad-soon-2314373|url-status=live}}</ref> As per the agreement, the airports would be handed to the company for a period of 50 years at the highest bid of {{INR}}171 per passenger. The company will pay the per-passenger fee (PPF) to [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]] for every domestic and international passenger handled at the airport.<ref>{{cite news|date=23 August 2020|title=Airport makeover: No takeoff in sight for Adani operations|work=The Financial Express|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/airport-makeover-no-takeoff-in-sight-for-adani-operations/2062753/|access-date=7 September 2020|archive-date=7 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907215003/https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/airport-makeover-no-takeoff-in-sight-for-adani-operations/2062753/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Runway ==
[[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport metro station|CCSIA]] has [[Instrument landing system|ILS CAT IIIB]] capability on runway 27, which enables landing in low visibility conditions.

[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], Lucknow, [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], and [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|Amritsar]] are the only 6 airports in India with ILS CAT IIIB which helps flights land safely even with visibility as low as 50 metres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Airport-ready-to-facilitate-landing-in-50-m-visibility/articleshow/55885858.cms |title=Airport ready to facilitate landing in 50 m visibility | Lucknow News – Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=9 December 2016 |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-date=7 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907102053/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Airport-ready-to-facilitate-landing-in-50-m-visibility/articleshow/55885858.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Terminals==
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The airport has two operational terminals and one under construction:

=== Terminal 1 (T1) ===
* The original terminal, built to complement [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Charbagh Railway Station]]'s architecture.
* It has two arrival and three departing gates as well as two immigration counters.
*The terminal which was expanded in 1996.
* It is now used for international flights after the opening of Terminal 2 in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 December 2011|title=Swanky Amausi ready for take-off after a month|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-17/lucknow/30528060_1_terminal-at-amausi-airport-new-terminal-check-in-counters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104053440/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-17/lucknow/30528060_1_terminal-at-amausi-airport-new-terminal-check-in-counters|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=4 November 2013}}</ref>
* T1 will be demolished in the 2nd phase of the CCSI airport expansion project to link T2 and T3.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Pandemic delays work on swanky Terminal 3 at CCS Airport by a year|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/lucknow-pandemic-delays-work-on-swanky-terminal-3-at-ccs-airport-by-a-year/amp_articleshow/77906039.cms|date=3 September 2020|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=4 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904210627/https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/lucknow-pandemic-delays-work-on-swanky-terminal-3-at-ccs-airport-by-a-year/amp_articleshow/77906039.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Terminal 2 (T2) ===
* The Terminal 2 was originally built to become the international terminal. However, owing to the growing domestic traffic it was made the domestic terminal, leaving Terminal 1 to be the international terminal.
* The terminal was inaugurated by then civil aviation minister [[Ajit Singh (Indian politician)|Ajit Singh]] on 19 May 2012 before opening on 2 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-int.com/news/new-terminal-at-lucknow-airport.html|title=New Terminal at Lucknow Airport|publisher=Airport International|date=31 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601165437/http://www.airport-int.com/news/new-terminal-at-lucknow-airport.html|archive-date=1 June 2012}}</ref> With five boarding gates, Terminal 2 is used for domestic flights.
* Terminal 2 of Lucknow Airport deals with huge passenger traffic every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/lucknow_technicalinfo.jsp|title=Airports Authority of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915095108/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/lucknow_technicalinfo.jsp|archive-date=15 September 2014}}</ref>
* Air traffic growth has put some pressure on aerodromes as of 2017.
* [[Jayant Sinha|Minister of State for Civil Aviation]] said, "project management consultant has been awarded for expansion of existing terminal building for an estimated cost of Rs 8.80 billion".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/kerala-firm-gets-government-nod-for-sea-plane-operations-union-minister-jayant-sinha/771663/ |title=Kerala firm gets government nod for sea plane operations: Union minister Jayant Sinha |publisher=The Financial Express |date=20 July 2017 |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014948/http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/kerala-firm-gets-government-nod-for-sea-plane-operations-union-minister-jayant-sinha/771663/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Terminal 3 (T3) ''Under Construction'' ===

* On 2 May 2018, [[Suresh Prabhu]] the then [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]] announced that a new International Swanky Terminal Building will be constructed having an area of ''1,11,367 square meter'' including a ''Basement area of 20,461 square meter'' and a ''Connecting Corridor between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 of 6,646 square meter'' area and a capacity to handle ''13.6 million'' passengers annually.
* It is being built at a cost of '''INR 13.83 billion'''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/govt-nod-for-3-new-airport-terminal-buildings-at-chennai-lucknow-and-guwahati/articleshow/63999941.cms |title=Govt nod for 3 new airport terminal buildings at Chennai, Lucknow and Guwahati – Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-date=3 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503114531/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/govt-nod-for-3-new-airport-terminal-buildings-at-chennai-lucknow-and-guwahati/articleshow/63999941.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Peak Hour Handling (PHP) capacity of the new terminal will be 4,000 passengers (3,200 Domestic & 800 International).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aai.aero/en/services/domestic-projects |title=Domestic Projects | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA |publisher=Aai.aero |date=17 August 2017 |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=14 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614022229/https://www.aai.aero/en/services/domestic-projects |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 2018, the construction of the terminal building was started by Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) and would be completed in two phases.
* Its all design and interiors have been designed by the [[Pascall+Watson|Pascal+Watson]].
* The first phase which includes the construction of T3 will be completed by the end of year 2022. The second phase which includes the extension of the domestic part of the T3 after demolition of T1 and constructing connecting corridor between T2 and T3 will be completed by March 2023.<ref name="auto" />
* On 25 February 2019, [[Adani Group]] was awarded with the operations and expansion of the existing as well as the new T3.<ref>{{cite web|last=Manoj|first=Ashwini Phadnis & P.|title=Adani lands 5 airports with winning bids|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/adani-group-makes-splashes-into-airports-business/article26362852.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114115902/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/adani-group-makes-splashes-into-airports-business/article26362852.ece|archive-date=14 November 2019|access-date=26 January 2020|website=@businessline|date=25 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=25 February 2019|title=Adani group wins bids to operate five airports|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/adani-group-wins-bids-to-operate-five-airports-5600070/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108014021/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/adani-group-wins-bids-to-operate-five-airports-5600070/|archive-date=8 November 2020|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
* It will be a multi story terminal building with departures at the first floor and arrivals at the ground floor.
*The terminal architecture will endeavour to express the position of Lucknow as a key central city of the province of Uttar Pradesh.
*Strong references to traditional culture will be expressed by the building's architecture.
*Arriving and Departing passengers will sense this identity and reference to place.
*The building will be provided with aesthetically appealing and soothing interior decoration matching the modern structure.<ref>{{cite web |author=Pascall+Watson / redboxmedia |url=https://www.pascalls.co.uk/work/aviation/chaudhary-charan-singh-international-airport-new-terminal/ |title=Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, New Terminal • Aviation • Work • Pascall+Watson |publisher=Pascalls.co.uk |date= |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831082658/https://www.pascalls.co.uk/work/aviation/chaudhary-charan-singh-international-airport-new-terminal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Along with the new terminal building a [[Multistorey car park|multi story parking]] with the capacity of parking 1,500 vehicles is proposed to build in the front of T3 and is expected to complete by the end of year 2022.

==Airlines and destinations==

{{Airport-dest-list
| [[AirAsia India]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]] (begins 5 August 2022), [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] (begins 5 August 2022), [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]] (begins 5 August 2022), [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] (both begin 1 September 2022) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AirAsiaIndia/status/1537305968337649665?s=20&t=UuIORoLUrCf47KNReRXjKw|title=AirAsia India to Lucknow|accessdate=2022-06-16}}</ref>
| [[Air India]] |[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]
| {{nowrap|[[Air India Express]]}} | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]]
| {{nowrap|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]}} | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Gorakhpur Airport|Gorakhpur]]
| [[Flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]
| [[Flynas]] | [[King Fahd International Airport|Dammam]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
| [[Go First (airline)|Go First]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget-airline-goair-rebrands-as-go-first/article34552775.ece|access-date=16 May 2021|archive-date=16 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516134529/https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget-airline-goair-rebrands-as-go-first/article34552775.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]
| [[IndiGo]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]] (begins 2 July 2022), [[Agra Airport|Agra]], [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Allahabad Airport|Allahabad]], [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|Amritsar]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Biju Patnaik International Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[King Fahd International Airport|Dammam]], [[Dehradun Airport|Dehradun]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport|Indore]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]] (begins 17 July 2022), [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport|Nagpur]], [[Pantnagar Airport|Pantnagar]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucknow Flight News: Now direct flight from Lucknow to Uttarakhand will start from June 2-हवाई सफर करने वालों के लिए अच्छी खबर, अब लखनऊ से उत्तराखंड के लिए दो जून से सीधी उड़ान |url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/amp/lucknow/article/now-direct-flight-from-lucknow-to-uttarakhand-will-start-from-june/409514 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=Times Now |date=24 May 2022 |language=hi}}</ref> [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Raipur Airport|Raipur]], [[Birsa Munda Airport|Ranchi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/ranchi-to-get-direct-flights-to-lucknow-bhubaneshwar/cid/1824928|title=Ranchi to get direct flights to Lucknow, Bhubaneshwar|access-date=3 August 2021|archive-date=3 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803034632/https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/ranchi-to-get-direct-flights-to-lucknow-bhubaneshwar/cid/1824928|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]
| [[SalamAir]] | [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]
| [[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
| [[Vistara]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]
}}

== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=LKO|titre=Annual (civil) passenger traffic at Lucknow}}

==Awards==
[[file:CCS International Airport.jpg|thumb|Terminal-2, CCS International Airport]]
* The airport was awarded [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]'s "Best Airport" award in July 2013 along with [[Jodhpur Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/best_airport_08012014.pdf|title=Airports Authority of India|date=23 January 2014|access-date=26 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123173526/http://www.aai.aero/misc/best_airport_08012014.pdf|archive-date=23 January 2014}}</ref>
* Lucknow Airport was rated second-best in the category of small airports catering to 5–10 million passengers per annum by [[Airports Council International]], a global non-profit organisation of airport operators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Lucknow-airport-judged-second-best-in-small-airport-category/articleshow/51244136.cms|title=Lucknow airport judged second-best in small airport category – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 March 2016|archive-date=6 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106202202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Lucknow-airport-judged-second-best-in-small-airport-category/articleshow/51244136.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
*In 2018, Lucknow Airport was awarded the best airport in the category "Best Airport by Size and Region (2–5 million passengers per year in Asia-Pacific Region)" by the [[Airports Council International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aci.aero/Customer-Experience-ASQ/ASQ-Awards/Current-Winners/Best-Airport-by-Size-and-Region/Asia-Pacific |title=Asia-Pacific |publisher=Aci.aero |access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref>
*The Passenger Terminal 2 Building's Architects, S. Ghosh & Associates were awarded the NDTV-Grohe Infrastructure Architecture Design of the Year Award in 2014 for the project.<ref>{{cite news |title=Infrastructure Architecture Design of the Year (Sports, Transport, Bridges) |url=https://sites.ndtv.com/daawards/awards-2014-infrastructure-architecture-design-of-the-year-sports-transport-bridges/ |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=NDTV Design And Architecture Awards 2017 |date=17 July 2015 |archive-date=11 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711054533/https://sites.ndtv.com/daawards/awards-2014-infrastructure-architecture-design-of-the-year-sports-transport-bridges/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*In 2019, the Airport was awarded first position in ASQ awards in Asia Pacific region for 5 to 15 million capacity pet annum by [[Airport Council International]] (ACI).<ref>{{cite news |title=Proud achievement! Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, 6 other Indian airports bag awards for World's best airports |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/proud-achievement-delhi-mumbai-bengaluru-6-other-indian-airports-bag-awards-for-worlds-best-airports/1894472/ |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=The Financial Express |date=11 March 2020 |archive-date=25 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825005218/https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/proud-achievement-delhi-mumbai-bengaluru-6-other-indian-airports-bag-awards-for-worlds-best-airports/1894472/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*In January 2021 Lucknow Airport was accredited in the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation programme. The global recognition demonstrates extraordinary proactive measures put in place by the airport to ensure passenger safety.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=792305 |title=Three Adani Airports including Mangaluru awarded ACI Airport Health Accreditation for safe travel |publisher=Daijiworld.com |date=18 January 2021 |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130073756/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=792305 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport]]
* [[Airports in India]]
* [[List of busiest airports in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|lucknow.adaniairports.com}}
* {{ASN|LKO}}

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