Kanpur Civil Aerodrome is an

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located inside

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and is 5 kilometres east of Kanpur city. It is used by small aircraft of the flying club of Kanpur, the DGCA, the local flying school and the NCC Air Wing.

Incident and accidents

On the morning of 18 May 1996, a 19-seater

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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.

Incident and accidents

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