Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi
लाल बहादुर शास्त्री अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा
IATA: VNS – ICAO: VEBN
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; 82.85944
Map
VNS
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 9,006 2,745 Asphalt
Statistics (2014-15)
Passenger movements 1,019,973(Increase23.4%)
Aircraft movements 8,801(Increase9.5%)
Cargo tonnage 662(Increase63.9%)
Source: AAI,[1]

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport[2] or Varanasi International Airport (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is a public airport located at Babatpur[3] 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in October 2005.[4]

History

The airport was granted international status by the Union Cabinet on 4 October 2012.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air India Agra, Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Mumbai, Khajuraho
Air India Express Sharjah
Buddha Air Kathmandu
IndiGo Delhi, Goa,Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad
Jet Airways
operated by JetKonnect		Delhi, Khajuraho
SpiceJetBengaluru,[6] Delhi, Hyderabad,[6] Mumbai[6]
SriLankan Airlines
operated by Mihin Lanka		Seasonal: Colombo
Thai AirwaysBangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Thai AirAsiaCharter: Bangkok-Don Mueang [7]
VistaraDelhi[8][9] Ahmedabad

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "TRAFFIC STATISTICS - DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS" (jsp). Aai.aero. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/varanasi_generalinfo.jsp
  3. ↑ "Airports Authority of India". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Varanasi Airport renamed". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 20 October 2005.
  5. ↑ TNN Oct 4, 2012 (2012-10-04). "Cabinet grants international airport status to five airports". ET. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  6. 1 2 3 "SpiceJet Adds New Flights and Frequencies Starting October 15, Including First Direct (non-stop) Flights Connecting Varanasi to Mumbai and Hyderabad". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Thai AirAsia Adds Schedules India Charter Flights from Feb 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Vistara airline opens sales office in Dubai". Business Standard. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Vistara’s Grand opening in Dubai". Aviator Flight. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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