Airports / India / VNS
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport
VEBN / VNSVaranasi, IndiaELEV 266 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
61 nm
To the nearest alternate
Prayagraj Airport (IXD).
Overview
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, listed as VEBN / VNS, is a large commercial airport in Varanasi, India. Field elevation is 266 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list VNS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Prayagraj Airport (IXD, 61 nm), Gorakhpur Airport (GOP, 84 nm), and Maharshi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ, 86 nm).
Trip costs from VNS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as VIBN and Babatpur Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VNS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VEBN
IATA
VNS
FAA / Local
VEBN
Elevation
266 ft
Coordinates
25.4522° N · 82.8625° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 266 ft, VNS sits lower than 73% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 61nmIXDPrayagraj AirportAllahabad
- 84nmGOPGorakhpur AirportGorakhpur
- 86nmAYJMaharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad
- 97nmKBKKushinagar International AirportKushinagar
- 106nmREWRewa Airport, Chorhata, REWARewa
- 121nmPATJay Prakash Narayan AirportPatna
Location
Open the full mapVEBN · Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport · Varanasi, India