Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of India | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Varanasi | ||||||||||
Location | Babatpur, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 270 ft / 82.30 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E / 25.45222°N 82.85944°E | ||||||||||
Website | Varanasi Airport | ||||||||||
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Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024) | |||||||||||
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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport ( IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, [4] 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri, the 2nd Prime Minister of India, in October 2005. [5] It is the 20th-busiest airport in India in terms of passenger movement, and the second-busiest airport in Uttar Pradesh. The airport is awarded as the best airport in Asia-Pacific in 2020 (2 to 5 million passengers per annum) by Airports Council International. [6] It is the first airport in India to make announcements in Sanskrit language. [7]
An integrated terminal serves both domestic and international flights, with a floor area of 3,900 square metres (42,000 square feet). [8] The terminal features 16 check-in counters with CUTE (common-user terminal equipment), four immigration counters that double up as emigration counters, and two baggage-claim belts. [9] Besides an upper-level seating area for the aero-bridge gates, the terminal features a ground-level gate to reach other aircraft on the apron on foot, or via shuttle bus. [9] The apron can simultaneously park five narrow-body aircraft. [10] The waiting area features essential services for the passengers, besides snack stalls, a travellers' convenience store, a bookstore with a newsstand, and stores selling merchandise indigenous to Varanasi, such as Banarasi Saris; and a VIP waiting lounge. [11]
The airport features a single asphalt runway bearing 09/27. It is 9,006 feet (2,745 m) in length, with turnarounds on both ends, and two exits to the main apron. [9] A third, seldom-used exit leads to an isolated apron for use in emergency. [9]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air India | Delhi [12] |
Air India Express [13] | Bangalore, Hyderabad, [14] Kolkata, Sharjah |
Akasa Air | Bangalore, Hyderabad, [15] Mumbai [16] |
Alliance Air | Pantnagar, [17] Kolkata [18] |
Buddha Air | Kathmandu |
IndiGo [19] |
Ahmedabad,
Bangalore,
Bhubaneswar,
Chennai,
Delhi,
Hyderabad,
Indore,
[20]
Kolkata,
Lucknow,
[21]
Mumbai,
Pune
[22]
[23]
[24] Seasonal: Khajuraho (resumes 28 October 2024) |
SpiceJet [25] |
Delhi,
Mumbai (resumes 27 October 2024) Seasonal: Chennai, Hyderabad (both resume 28 October 2024) |
Vistara | Delhi, Mumbai [26] [27] |
Due to increasing passenger traffic and aircraft movements the Airports Authority of India is planning to extend the runway to 4,075 m (13,369 ft) from the existing 2,750 m (9,020 ft). An underpass will be constructed as the expansion will intersect with National Highway 31. [28]
In November 2019, the Airports Authority of India came up with a proposal for a new second terminal, which will be completed by 2024. The total area of the terminal will be 58,691 m2 with passenger capacity of 4.5 million per year. [29]
Media related to Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of India | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Varanasi | ||||||||||
Location | Babatpur, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 270 ft / 82.30 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E / 25.45222°N 82.85944°E | ||||||||||
Website | Varanasi Airport | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024) | |||||||||||
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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport ( IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, [4] 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri, the 2nd Prime Minister of India, in October 2005. [5] It is the 20th-busiest airport in India in terms of passenger movement, and the second-busiest airport in Uttar Pradesh. The airport is awarded as the best airport in Asia-Pacific in 2020 (2 to 5 million passengers per annum) by Airports Council International. [6] It is the first airport in India to make announcements in Sanskrit language. [7]
An integrated terminal serves both domestic and international flights, with a floor area of 3,900 square metres (42,000 square feet). [8] The terminal features 16 check-in counters with CUTE (common-user terminal equipment), four immigration counters that double up as emigration counters, and two baggage-claim belts. [9] Besides an upper-level seating area for the aero-bridge gates, the terminal features a ground-level gate to reach other aircraft on the apron on foot, or via shuttle bus. [9] The apron can simultaneously park five narrow-body aircraft. [10] The waiting area features essential services for the passengers, besides snack stalls, a travellers' convenience store, a bookstore with a newsstand, and stores selling merchandise indigenous to Varanasi, such as Banarasi Saris; and a VIP waiting lounge. [11]
The airport features a single asphalt runway bearing 09/27. It is 9,006 feet (2,745 m) in length, with turnarounds on both ends, and two exits to the main apron. [9] A third, seldom-used exit leads to an isolated apron for use in emergency. [9]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air India | Delhi [12] |
Air India Express [13] | Bangalore, Hyderabad, [14] Kolkata, Sharjah |
Akasa Air | Bangalore, Hyderabad, [15] Mumbai [16] |
Alliance Air | Pantnagar, [17] Kolkata [18] |
Buddha Air | Kathmandu |
IndiGo [19] |
Ahmedabad,
Bangalore,
Bhubaneswar,
Chennai,
Delhi,
Hyderabad,
Indore,
[20]
Kolkata,
Lucknow,
[21]
Mumbai,
Pune
[22]
[23]
[24] Seasonal: Khajuraho (resumes 28 October 2024) |
SpiceJet [25] |
Delhi,
Mumbai (resumes 27 October 2024) Seasonal: Chennai, Hyderabad (both resume 28 October 2024) |
Vistara | Delhi, Mumbai [26] [27] |
Due to increasing passenger traffic and aircraft movements the Airports Authority of India is planning to extend the runway to 4,075 m (13,369 ft) from the existing 2,750 m (9,020 ft). An underpass will be constructed as the expansion will intersect with National Highway 31. [28]
In November 2019, the Airports Authority of India came up with a proposal for a new second terminal, which will be completed by 2024. The total area of the terminal will be 58,691 m2 with passenger capacity of 4.5 million per year. [29]
Media related to Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Wikimedia Commons