Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of India | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Varanasi | ||||||||||
Location | Babatpur | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 270 ft / 82.30 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 | ||||||||||
Website | Varanasi Airport | ||||||||||
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Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur,[4] 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi. 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 the 20th-busiest airport in India in terms of passenger movement, and the second-busiest airport in Uttar Pradesh. The airport is awarded as the best airport in Asia-Pacific in 2020 (2 to 5 million passengers per annum) by Airports Council International.[6]
Terminal
An integrated terminal serves both domestic and international flights, with a floor area of 3,900 square metres (42,000 square feet).[7] The terminal features 16 check-in counters with CUTE (common-user terminal equipment), four immigration counters that double up as emigration counters, and two baggage-claim belts.[8] 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.[8] The apron can simultaneously park five narrow-body aircraft.[9] 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.[10]
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.[8] A third, seldom-used exit leads to an isolated apron for use in emergency.[8]
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Future plans
Due to increasing passenger traffic and aircraft movements the Airports Authority of India is planning to extend the runway to 4,075 m (13,369 ft) from the existing 2,750 m (9,020 ft). An underpass will be constructed as the expansion will intersect with National Highway 31.[21]
In November 2019, the Airports Authority of India came up with a proposal for a new second terminal, which will be completed by 2024. The total area of the terminal will be 58,691 m² with passenger capacity of 4.5 million per year.[22]
See also
- List of airports in India
- List of the busiest airports in India
- Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
References
- ^ "Traffic News for the month of March 2022: AnnexureIII" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 23 April 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Traffic News for the month of March 2022: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 23 April 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Traffic News for the month of March 2022: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 23 April 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "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 2017.
- ^ "2020 - Best Airport by Size and Region". ACI World. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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External links
Media related to Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Varanasi Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
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