Where is VNS airport?

VNS is a large airport in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, at 25.4522, 82.8625, 81 m above sea level.

What time zone is VNS in?

VNS is in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+5:30.

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VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport

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Large airport in Varanasi, India.

IATA code: VNS
ICAO code: VEBN
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 30; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5:30; Asia/Kolkata
Elevation: 81 m; 266 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,745 m

Local time now: —

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About VNS

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is a large airport serving Varanasi, India. It is run by Airports Authority of India. Open traffic data shows 30 nonstop routes from VNS.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from VNS

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
VNS → DEL	New Delhi, India	668 km	991,657
VNS → BLR	Bengaluru, India	1,460 km	798,792
VNS → BOM	Mumbai, India	1,247 km	770,207
VNS → HYD	Hyderabad, India	1,020 km	459,049
VNS → CCU	Kolkata, India	647 km	211,110
VNS → NMI	Navi Mumbai, India	1,237 km	147,156
VNS → PNQ	Pune, India	1,196 km	146,269
VNS → AMD	Ahmedabad, India	1,071 km	140,572
VNS → SHJ	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	2,747 km	128,235
VNS → MAA	Chennai, India	1,408 km	126,163
VNS → HDO	Ghaziabad, India	654 km	69,683
VNS → BBI	Bhubaneswar, India	651 km	33,173
VNS → HJR	Khajuraho, India	305 km	20,647
VNS → KTM	Kathmandu, Nepal	352 km	12,715
VNS → VTZ	Visakhapatnam, India	831 km	10,487
VNS → COK	Kochi, India	1,826 km	9,763
VNS → VGA	Vijayawada, India	1,011 km	4,994
VNS → RDP	Durgapur, India	488 km	2,399
VNS → LKO	Lucknow, India	245 km	2,267
VNS → CJB	Coimbatore, India	1,710 km	843
VNS → JAI	Jaipur, India	721 km	664
VNS → PAT	Patna, India	224 km	168
VNS → GOP	Gorakhpur, India	154 km	159
VNS → AYJ	Ayodhya, India	160 km	151
VNS → IXR	Ranchi, India	344 km	151
VNS → PAB	Bilaspur, India	391 km	58
VNS → CCJ	Kozhikode, India	1,744 km	32
VNS → STV	Surat, India	1,141 km	28
VNS → AGR	Agra, India	525 km	19
VNS → GAU	Guwahati, India	878 km	13

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
IXD	Prayagraj Airport	Allahabad, India	113 km
GOP	Gorakhpur Airport	Gorakhpur, India	155 km
AYJ	Maharshi Valmiki International Airport	Ayodhya, India	160 km
REW	Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWA	Rewa, India	196 km
PAT	Jay Prakash Narayan Airport	Patna, India	224 km

Distance from VNS to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
VNS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,387 km	—
VNS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,762 km	—
VNS → CDG	Paris, France	7,230 km	—
VNS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,783 km	—
VNS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	5,242 km	—
VNS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,017 km	—
VNS → JFK	New York, United States	12,301 km	—
VNS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,329 km	—
VNS → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	13,059 km	—
VNS → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,501 km	—
VNS → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,503 km	—
VNS → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,139 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	2,745 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.4522, 82.8625

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Questions

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport has the IATA code VNS and the ICAO code VEBN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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