Domestic airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Kanpur (Chakeri) Airport Traffic

Kanpur (Chakeri) airport handled 23,383 passengers in August 2026, 5.1% more than in August 2025, across 158 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 1.43 lakh passengers, 5.4% fewer than a year earlier, ranking #69 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was April 2025, with 36,244 passengers. All of its passenger traffic over the last 12 months was domestic. It handled 133 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India
#69of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.08% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
5.1%
23,383

23,383 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
7.1%
158

About 5 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo
58.7%
7 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers
0

0.0% of all passengers

FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026), compared with the same months a year earlier

Passengers
5.4%
1.43 L

1,43,092 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
10.8%
901

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
51.3%
53 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Kanpur (Chakeri) airport, month by month

Every monthly AAI report since January 2017, split into domestic and international.

Monthly traffic

The dashed line is the same month a year earlier. Drag the slider to see other years.

Year by year

Financial years (April to March), split into domestic and international, with the change from the previous year.

Hatched columns are partial years; their growth compares the same months a year earlier.

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Kanpur (Chakeri) airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months1,43,0925.4%901530.0%
FY 2025-263,63,94412.9%2,4561870.0%
FY 2024-253,22,25213.3%2,2101160.0%
FY 2023-242,84,31411.5%2,0891280.0%
FY 2022-232,54,90345.4%2,2381480.0%
FY 2021-221,75,268177.6%1,6921730.0%
FY 2020-2163,13170.2%7541230.0%
FY 2019-202,12,01757.8%1,9601530.0%
FY 2018-191,34,366999+%1,20010.0%
FY 2017-181,91540.4%5600.0%
FY 2016-173 months2,063999+%7000.0%

Month by month

Seasonality across every year on record, and how each month compares with a year earlier.

Each square is one month; darker means busier. Hover for the exact figure and the change from a year earlier.

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Kanpur (Chakeri) airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 202623,3835.1%23,38301587
Jul 202625,0719.0%25,07101565
Jun 202630,8149.3%30,814018312
May 202633,5116.2%33,511019814
Apr 202630,31316.4%30,313020614
Mar 202631,6692.8%31,669019814
Feb 202630,81113.3%30,811018612
Jan 202633,6359.3%33,635022612
Dec 202530,8671.1%30,867021211
Nov 202532,1553.2%32,15501927
Oct 202533,76425.0%33,76402489
Sep 202519,85813.0%19,858018416
Aug 202522,2495.4%22,249017018
Jul 202523,0064.8%23,00601567
Jun 202533,96642.1%33,966022026
May 202535,72058.0%35,720023231
Apr 202536,24456.0%36,244023224
Mar 202532,57957.7%32,579020211
Feb 202527,18745.6%27,18701709
Jan 202530,77363.5%30,773018815
Dec 202431,2040.3%31,20401909
Nov 202433,23218.6%33,232021811
Oct 202427,0035.1%27,003022010
Sep 202422,83711.1%22,837018010
Aug 202423,51813.0%23,51801649
Jul 202424,1628.0%24,16201649
Jun 202423,90623.0%23,90601646
May 202422,6133.7%22,61301868
Apr 202423,23810.2%23,23801649
Mar 202420,65917.7%20,659016013
Feb 202418,6713.1%18,671013414
Jan 202418,81652.9%18,81601327
Dec 202331,11041.1%31,110020418
Nov 202328,01410.2%28,014019413
Oct 202325,69927.6%25,699018110
Sep 202325,69761.2%25,697021310
Aug 202327,04637.7%27,04602148
Jul 202326,27543.9%26,27501987
Jun 202319,43522.9%19,43501309
May 202321,79916.9%21,799015610
Apr 202321,09320.3%21,09301739
Mar 202325,1051.2%25,10502059
Feb 202318,10819.6%18,108013211
Jan 202312,30718.1%12,307010210
Dec 202222,05025.6%22,050017713
Nov 202225,41724.8%25,417018413
Oct 202220,14166.7%20,141018811
Sep 202215,94630.0%15,946015611
Aug 202219,643131.3%19,643017411
Jul 202218,263169.5%18,263016611
Jun 202225,214593.1%25,214024015
May 202226,237999+%26,237024617
Apr 202226,472300.5%26,472026816
Mar 202224,806113.7%24,806019612
Feb 202215,14218.3%15,14201409
Jan 202210,42313.1%10,42301089
Dec 202129,649159.7%29,649022222
Nov 202133,806239.8%33,806029843
Oct 202112,080148.0%12,080014832
Sep 202122,765610.3%22,765012816
Aug 20218,492999+%8,492012413
Jul 20216,776999+%6,776012010
Jun 20213,638999+%3,6380665
May 20211,081999+%1,0810242
Apr 20216,610New6,61001180
Mar 202111,60715.7%11,607013631
Feb 202112,7986.1%12,79801469
Jan 20219,21752.8%9,217011633
Dec 202011,41651.4%11,416011628
Nov 20209,94958.1%9,949011217
Oct 20204,87077.2%4,8700604
Sep 20203,20575.1%3,2050461
Aug 20202099.9%20060
Jul 20202399.9%23080
Jun 20204100.0%4020
May 20202299.9%22060
Apr 20200100.0%0000
Mar 202010,03644.9%10,036010013
Feb 202013,63632.0%13,636011621
Jan 202019,51321.0%19,51301704
Dec 201923,4768.0%23,476021022
Nov 201923,7574.2%23,75701822
Oct 201921,36296.2%21,36202443
Sep 201912,859218.6%12,859013417
Aug 201918,481357.2%18,481017422
Jul 201916,881319.9%16,881016818
Jun 201922,404999+%22,404018214
May 201915,071999+%15,071013814
Apr 201914,541New14,54101423
Mar 201918,198New18,19801501
Feb 201920,063999+%20,06301620
Jan 201924,709New24,70901760
Dec 201825,510New25,51002000
Nov 201822,802New22,80201740
Oct 201810,888New10,88801080
Sep 20184,036New4,0360640
Aug 20184,042New4,0420700
Jul 20184,020New4,0200700
Jun 201880New800220
May 20181898.4%18040
Apr 20180100.0%0000
Mar 20180100.0%0000
Feb 20181796.7%17060
Jan 20180100.0%0000
Dec 20170100.0%0000
Nov 20170100.0%0000
Oct 20170100.0%0000
Sep 20170100.0%0000
Aug 20170100.0%0000
Jul 20170100.0%0000
Jun 201700000
May 20171,100999+%1,1000220
Apr 2017798999+%7980280
Mar 2017948New9480300
Feb 2017511999+%5110280
Jan 2017604999+%6040120

Kanpur (Chakeri) airport: common questions

How many passengers used Kanpur (Chakeri) airport in August 2026?

23,383 passengers (23,383 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 5.1% more than in August 2025.

How many passengers has Kanpur (Chakeri) airport handled in FY 2026-27?

1,43,092 passengers from April to August 2026, 5.4% fewer than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #69 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Kanpur (Chakeri) airport's busiest month?

April 2025, with 36,244 passengers and 232 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Kanpur (Chakeri) airport have international flights?

No international passengers were reported at Kanpur (Chakeri) airport in the 12 months to August 2026.

How many flights operate from Kanpur (Chakeri) airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Kanpur (Chakeri) airport recorded 158 movements in August 2026, about 5 a day.

Where does this data come from?

From the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic reports. This page is updated when a new report is published; the latest covers August 2026.

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Source: Airports Authority of India, monthly traffic reports. Passengers count everyone arriving or departing; aircraft movements count take-offs and landings; cargo is freight loaded and unloaded, in tonnes. AAI has listed this airport as KANPUR (CHAKERI), KANPUR(Chakeri); the figures are combined here.