Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Coordinates: 25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E / 25.45222°N 82.85944°E / 25.45222; 82.85944
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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

लाल बहादुर शास्त्री हवाई अड्डा
لال بہادر شاستری بین ہوائی اڈا
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
LocationVaranasi, India
Elevation AMSL266 ft / 81 m
Coordinates25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E / 25.45222°N 82.85944°E / 25.45222; 82.85944
Map
VNS is located in Uttar Pradesh
VNS
VNS
VNS is located in India
VNS
VNS
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 9,006 2,745 Asphalt
Statistics (2014-15)
Passenger movements1,019,973(Increase23.4%)
Aircraft movements8,801(Increase9.5%)
Cargo tonnage662(Increase63.9%)
Source: AAI,[1]

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport[2] or Varanasi 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 after Lal Bahadur Shastri 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, Gaya, Delhi, Mumbai, Khajuraho, Kolkata, Yangon
Air India Express Sharjah
Buddha Air Kathmandu
IndiGo Bengaluru, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram
Jet Airways
operated by JetKonnect		Delhi, Khajuraho
SpiceJetBengaluru,[6] Delhi, Hyderabad,[6] Mumbai[6]
SriLankan Airlines Colombo
Thai AirAsiaCharter: Bangkok-Don Mueang
Thai Smile Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
VistaraDelhi[7][8] Mumbai

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Vistara airline opens sales office in Dubai". Business Standard. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Vistara's Grand opening in Dubai". Aviator Flight. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

External links

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