AirportsLal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is a large airport serving Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VNS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VNS
- ICAO code
- VEBN
- City
- Varanasi
- State or region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.4522° N, 82.8625° E
- Elevation
- 81 m (266 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,745 m (9,006 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VNS means Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEBN. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.4522° N, 82.8625° E. It stands 81 metres (266 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,745 metres (9,006 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 43.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,745 m 9,006 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prayagraj AirportAllahabad | IXD | 113 km |
| Gorakhpur AirportGorakhpur | GOP | 155 km |
| Maharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad | AYJ | 160 km |
| Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWARewa | REW | 196 km |
| Jay Prakash Narayan AirportPatna | PAT | 224 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 667 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,248 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,758 km | 3 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,375 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,280 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,039 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,509 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,493 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,773 km | 12 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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