Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Varanasi and Eastern Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||
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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Lal Bahadur Shastri 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, the 2nd Prime Minister of India, in October 2005.[5] It is India's 21st-busiest airport in terms of passenger movement and second-busiest airport in Uttar Pradesh.
History
- The airport was granted international status by the Union Cabinet on 4 October 2012.[6]
- March 2015: The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 made a pit-stop at the airport during its 2015–16 circumnavigation of the planet.[7]
- June 2017: Yogi Adityanath directed the officials to submit a proposal for acquisition of 350 acres of land for the extension of the airport at Varanasi.[8]
Airfield
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 emergency.
Terminal
An integrated terminal serves both domestic and international flights, with a floor-area of 26,000 square metres (280,000 square feet). It can process 500 passengers at any given time. The terminal features 16 check-in counters with CUTE (common-user terminal equipment), four 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 travellers' convenience store, a bookstore with a newsstand, and stores selling merchandise indigenous to Varanasi, such as Banarasi Saris; and a VIP waiting lounge.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air India | Agra, Delhi, Gaya, Khajuraho, Kolkata, Mumbai |
Air India Express | Sharjah |
Air Odisha | Kanpur [9] |
Buddha Air | Kathmandu |
IndiGo | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati [10](Begins 29 October 2018), Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Jaipur [11] |
Jet Airways | Bangalore, Delhi, Khajuraho, Mumbai |
SpiceJet | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Kolkata[12], Mumbai[13], Tirupati[14], Surat [15](begins 30th November 2018), Udaipur [16](begins 30th November 2018) |
SriLankan Airlines | Colombo |
Thai Smile | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
Vistara | Delhi, Mumbai |
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanasi Airport. |
- Varanasi Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
References
- ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Varanasi". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ TNN 4 Oct 2012 (2012-10-04). "Cabinet grants international airport status to five airports". ET. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31924883
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/spv-to-expedite-work-on-jewar-airport/articleshow/59393867.cms
- ↑ "Air Odisha - Flight Schedule". 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ "New Flights". goindigo.in.
- ↑ "New Flights". goindigo.in.
- ↑ "कोलकाता के लिए नई विमान सेवा 4 अक्तूबर से". Live Hindustan.
- ↑ "SpiceJet's Flights Schedule & Information for Domestic & International Flight". spicejet.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ "SpiceJet's Flights Schedule & Information for Domestic & International Flight". spicejet.com.
- ↑ "SpiceJet's Flights Schedule & Information for Domestic & International Flight". spicejet.com.
- ↑ "SpiceJet's Flights Schedule & Information for Domestic & International Flight". spicejet.com.