# Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS / VEBN)

**Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport** (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is a large airport in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It has one runway, 2,745 m (9,006 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VNS / VEBN
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Elevation: 81 m / 266 ft
- Coordinates: 25.4522, 82.8625
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,745 m / 9,006 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/varanasi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3276974
- Weather station: VEBN · WMO 42479
- Ident: VEBN

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,745 m / 9,006 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 093° / 273° | yes |

## Routes

14 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [HJR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vakj.md) Khajuraho Airport · India · 305 km / 190 mi · IndiGo
- [RDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vedg.md) Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport · India · 488 km / 303 mi · IndiGo
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 647 km / 402 mi · IndiGo
- [BBI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebs.md) Biju Patnaik International Airport · India · 653 km / 406 mi · IndiGo
- [HDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidx.md) Hindon Airport / Hindon Air Force Station · India · 654 km / 406 mi · IndiGo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 667 km / 414 mi · IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet
- [VGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobz.md) Vijayawada International Airport · India · 1,015 km / 631 mi · IndiGo
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 1,023 km / 636 mi · IndiGo, Akasa Air
- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 1,070 km / 665 mi · IndiGo
- [NMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0276.md) Navi Mumbai International Airport · India · 1,238 km / 769 mi · IndiGo, Akasa Air
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 1,248 km / 775 mi · IndiGo, Akasa Air, Air India, SpiceJet
- [MAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomm.md) Chennai International Airport · India · 1,414 km / 879 mi · IndiGo
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 1,466 km / 911 mi · IndiGo, Akasa Air
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,742 km / 1,704 mi · Air India

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VNS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 13

### Passenger (3)

- QP [Akasa Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/akasa-air) · 4
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 3
- SG [SpiceJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spicejet) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,745 m / 9,006 ft | =1,762 of 29,858 | =527 in Asia | #50 in IN |
| Elevation | 81 m / 266 ft | =32,175 of 43,403 | =1,826 in Asia | =231 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC"N" & ACC"S" | 120.750 MHz | 132.400 |
| APP | VIBN APP | 119.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [IN-0345](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0345.md) Andhau Airfield · 72 km / 45 mi
- [AZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veah.md) Azamgarh Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [IXD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vial.md) Prayagraj Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [VI90](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vi90.md) Akbarpur Mahamaya Rajkiya Airport · 115 km / 71 mi
- [VESL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0069.md) Sultanpur Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [IN-0343](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0343.md) Benti Airstrip · 139 km / 87 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lal_Bahadur_Shastri_Airport&oldid=1376809945), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebn/data