Varanasi International Airport
| Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Location | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 266 ft / 81 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E / 25.45222°N 82.85944°ECoordinates: 25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E / 25.45222°N 82.85944°E | ||||||||||
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| Passenger | 1,916,454 ( 38.5%) |
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| Aircraft movements | 15,035 (28.9%) |
| Cargo tonnage | 1,052 (9.5%) |
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is a public airport located at Babatpur 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri, the 2nd Prime Minister of India, in October 2005. It is India's 21st busiest airport in terms of passenger movement in year 2016-17.
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. A third, seldom-used exit leads to an isolated apron for use in emergencies.
A monolithic terminal serves both domestic and international flights, with a floor-area of 26,500 m². It can process 500 passengers at any given time. The terminal features 16 check-in counters with CUTE (common-user terminal equipment), 4 immigration counters that double up as emigration counters, two aero-bridges to cater to narrow-body aircraft such as Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 family; and two baggage-claim belts. 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. The apron can simultaneously park five narrow-body aircraft. The waiting area features essential services for the passengers, besides snack stalls, a traveler's convenience store, a bookstore with a newsstand, and stores selling merchandise indigenous to Varanasi, such as Banarasi Saris; and a VIP waiting lounge.
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