# Kushinagar International Airport (KBK / VEKI)

**Kushinagar International Airport** (IATA: KBK, ICAO: VEKI) is a medium airport in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. It opened on 20 Oct 2021. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,500 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KBK / VEKI
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Opened: 20 Oct 2021 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 81 m / 266 ft
- Coordinates: 26.7765, 83.8892
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,500 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushinagar_International_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6447956
- Weather station: VEKI
- Ident: VEKI

## Timeline

- 20 Oct 2021: Kushinagar International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 3,200 m / 10,500 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,500 ft | =804 of 29,858 | =239 in Asia | =23 in IN |
| Elevation | 81 m / 266 ft | =32,175 of 43,403 | =1,826 in Asia | =231 in IN |
| Age | Opened 2021 | =14,089 of 15,079 | =795 in Asia | =74 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Nearby airports

- [GOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vegk.md) Gorakhpur Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [BWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbw.md) Gautam Buddha International Airport · 94 km / 58 mi
- [MEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnmg.md) Meghauli Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [VERL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/verl.md) Raxaul Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [AZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veah.md) Azamgarh Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [BHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbp.md) Bharatpur Airport · 114 km / 71 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: “Kushinagar International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kushinagar_International_Airport&oldid=1375985414), revision of 21 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/veki/data