Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, 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. 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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Varanasi | ||||||||||
| Location | Babatpur, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 270 ft / 82.30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°27′08″N 082°51′34″E | ||||||||||
| Website | Varanasi Airport | ||||||||||
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