Airports / India / LKO
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
VILK / LKOLucknow, IndiaELEV 410 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
33 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kanpur Airport (KNU).
Overview
Located in Lucknow, India, Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (VILK / LKO) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 410 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LKO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kanpur Airport (KNU, 33 nm), Maharshi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ, 68 nm), and Nepalgunj Airport (KEP, 91 nm).
Charter pricing from LKO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Amausi International Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Lucknow.
Field capability
ICAO
VILK
IATA
LKO
FAA / Local
VILK
Elevation
410 ft
Coordinates
26.7606° N · 80.8893° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 410 ft, LKO sits lower than 59% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 33nmKNUKanpur AirportKanpur
- 68nmAYJMaharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad
- 91nmKEPNepalgunj AirportNepalgunj
- 91nmIXDPrayagraj AirportAllahabad
- 126nmBEKBareilly Air Force StationBareilly
- 128nmHJRKhajuraho AirportKhajuraho
Location
Open the full mapVILK · Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport · Lucknow, India