Editing IIT Kanpur (section)

===Helicopter service===
Being a major industrial town, Kanpur has good connectivity by rail and by road, but lags behind in terms of air connectivity. IIT Kanpur was suffering significantly in comparison to IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay due to this reason as far as visiting companies and other dignitaries are concerned. On 1 June 2013, a helicopter ferry service was started at IIT Kanpur run by [[Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited]]. In its initial run the service connects IIT Kanpur to Lucknow, but it is planned to later extend it to New Delhi. Currently{{when|date=April 2015}}  there are two flights daily to and from [[Lucknow Airport]] with a duration of 25 minutes. Lucknow Airport operates both international and domestic flights to major cities. IIT Kanpur is the first academic institution in the country to provide such a service.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.iitk.ac.in/aero/home/index.php/latest-news/199-iit-kanpur-to-lucknow-helicopter-service-begins|title= Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur – IIT-Kanpur to Lucknow Helicopter Service Begins|work= Iitk.ac.in|date= 9 October 2013|access-date= 28 June 2013|archive-date= 12 June 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130612023859/http://www.iitk.ac.in/aero/home/index.php/latest-news/199-iit-kanpur-to-lucknow-helicopter-service-begins|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/IIT-Kanpur-first-to-have-helicopter-service/articleshow/20341567.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608212950/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-30/news/39627988_1_helicopter-service-chakeri-air-connectivity |url-status=live |archive-date=8 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=IIT-Kanpur first to have helicopter service |date=30 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spo.iitk.ac.in/reach_us.html|title=Students' Placement Office, IIT Kanpur|website=spo.iitk.ac.in|access-date=12 September 2016|archive-date=13 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913123022/http://spo.iitk.ac.in/reach_us.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The estimated charges are Rs. 6000 (US$100) per person. If anyone would like to avail the facility, he/she has to contact the Student Placement Office (SPO) at IIT Kanpur, since the helicopter service is subject to availability of chopper rights. The campus also has airstrips which allows flight workshops and joyrides for students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Dreams-take-wings-at-IIT-Kanpur-workshop/articleshow/45863273.cms|title=Dreams take wings at IIT-Kanpur workshop|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-03-07|archive-date=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215022147/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Kanpur/Dreams-take-wings-at-IIT-Kanpur-workshop/articleshow/45863273.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Currently Kanpur has a domestic airport terminal at Chakeri, with flight connectivity to New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Bengaluru airports.