Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Location Varanasi, India
Elevation AMSL 266 ft / 81 m
Coordinates 25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E / 25.45222°N 82.85944°E / 25.45222; 82.85944Coordinates: 25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E / 25.45222°N 82.85944°E / 25.45222; 82.85944
Map
VNS
VNS
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2016 - March 2017)
Passenger movements 1,916,454 (Increase38.5%)
Aircraft movements 15,035 (Increase28.9%)
Cargo tonnage 1,052 (Increase9.5%)
Source: AAI[1] [2] [3]

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is a public airport located at Babatpur[4] 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri in October 2005.[5]

History

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air India Agra, Delhi, Guwahati (begins 15 August 2017) Khajuraho, Kolkata (begins 15 August 2017) Mumbai
Seasonal: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (begins 15 October 2017),[8] Colombo [9]
Air India Express Sharjah
Buddha Air Kathmandu (resumes 20 August 2017)
IndiGo Bangalore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai
Jet AirwaysDelhi
SpiceJetBangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai
SriLankan Airlines Seasonal: Colombo
Thai Smile Seasonal: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi

References

  1. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2017: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 27 April 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2017: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 27 April 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2017: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 27 April 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Varanasi". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Varanasi Airport renamed". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 20 October 2005.. It acquired its position in India's major airports after more than 1.5 million passengers used the airport in 2016.
  6. ↑ TNN 4 Oct 2012 (2012-10-04). "Cabinet grants international airport status to five airports". ET. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  7. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/spv-to-expedite-work-on-jewar-airport/articleshow/59393867.cms
  8. ↑ "Air India adds Varanasi – Colombo route from August 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Air India adds Varanasi – Colombo route from August 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 6 June 2017.


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