India flag Lucknow Airport (LKO)

Country India | Asia | Regional Airport | IATA: LKO | ICAO: VILK | Elevation 410 ft · 125 m | Local time —

Destinations
23
Flights / day
58
Busiest route
New Delhi
Top airline
IndiGo

Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport averages 58 flights per day to 23 destinations, with 16 domestic routes and seven international routes. A total of nine airlines operate at LKO, led by IndiGo. This airport provides direct service to four countries across two continents, with Saudi Arabia representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh connects to Jeddah, with a typical flight time of 6 hr 30 mins. Updated: October 2, 2026

Route Network

Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport connects 23 destinations worldwide, with New Delhi standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Jeddah, and the shortest flight is to New Delhi.

India flag New Delhi (DEL) – India 3 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
263 mi · 423 km
15
per day
India flag Mumbai (BOM) – India 4 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
735 mi · 1,184 km
9
per day
India flag Bangalore (BLR) – India 2 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
959 mi · 1,544 km
8
per day
India flag Hyderabad (HYD) – India 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
677 mi · 1,089 km
2
per day
India flag Ahmedabad (AMD) – India 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
576 mi · 927 km
2
per day
India flag Pune (PNQ) – India 2 airlines
—
LKO → PNQ
2
per day
Oman flag Muscat (MCT) – Oman 2 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,428 mi · 2,299 km
2
per day
Saudi Arabia flag Ad Dammam (DMM) – Saudi Arabia 2 airlines
5 hr 10 mins
1,916 mi · 3,083 km
2
per day
Saudi Arabia flag Riyadh (RUH) – Saudi Arabia 1 airline
5 hr 30 mins
2,123 mi · 3,417 km
2
per day
United Arab Emirates flag Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates 2 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,586 mi · 2,552 km
2
per day
India flag Kolkata (CCU) – India 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
553 mi · 889 km
1
per day
United Arab Emirates flag Abu Dhabi (AUH) – United Arab Emirates 2 airlines
4 hr 35 mins
1,640 mi · 2,639 km
1
per day
India flag Chandigarh (IXC) – India 1 airline
—
LKO → IXC
1
per day
India flag Guwahati (GAU) – India 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
663 mi · 1,067 km
1
per day
India flag Indore (IDR) – India 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
424 mi · 682 km
1
per day
Saudi Arabia flag Jeddah (JED) – Saudi Arabia 1 airline
6 hr 30 mins
2,641 mi · 4,251 km
1
per day
United Arab Emirates flag Sharjah (SHJ) – United Arab Emirates 1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,576 mi · 2,536 km
1
per day
India flag Patna (PAT) – India 1 airline
—
LKO → PAT
6
per week
India flag Chennai (MAA) – India 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
953 mi · 1,533 km
5
per week
India flag Dehradun (DED) – India 1 airline
—
LKO → DED
5
per week
India flag Jaipur (JAI) – India 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
313 mi · 504 km
5
per week
India flag Raipur (RPR) – India 1 airline
—
LKO → RPR
5
per week
India flag Vasco da Gama (GOI) – India 1 airline
—
LKO → GOI
5
per week

Route and destination data updated October 2, 2026.

Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport is served by nine airlines, with IndiGo in the lead at 56% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 79% of routes. five carriers operate only one route each. A total of seven airlines operate international routes, compared with four airlines serving domestic routes. Saudi Arabian Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Jeddah with a flight time of 6 hrs 30 mins.

IndiGo (19 routes)
Air India Express (6 routes)
Air India (2 routes)
flynas (2 routes)
Starlight Airline (1 routes)
Oman Air (1 routes)
SalamAir (1 routes)
flydubai (1 routes)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (1 routes)

Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport provides direct service to four countries across two continents. The route network is 70% domestic and 30% international. Saudi Arabia is the primary international destination.

India - 47/day
Saudi Arabia - 5/day
United Arab Emirates - 4/day
Oman - 2/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
11 min late
2 min (+17.8%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
3 min early
2 min (+39.9%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 7

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
—
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
—
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
26 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
—
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
10 min late
min (+5%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
9 min early
min (+3.6%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 6

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
9 min late
30d trend
Arrivals
9 min early
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 6

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 17

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 15

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 14

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 13

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 12

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 11

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 10

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 9

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 8

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 7

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#408 (58 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#672 (23 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,999 ft 2,743 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,999 ft 2,743 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

59 aircraft cannot operate at Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,999 ft (2,743 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,098 ft 2,773 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh (IATA: LKO) operates around 58 flights per day to 23 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 16 domestic and 7 international routes, with IndiGo as the leading carrier and New Delhi currently the busiest connection. From LKO, passengers can reach 4 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,743 m (8,999 ft).

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