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Kushinagar International Airport
VEKI / KBKKushinagar, IndiaELEV 266 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gorakhpur Airport (GOP).
Overview
Kushinagar International Airport, listed as VEKI / KBK, is a mid-sized airport in Kushinagar, India. The airport sits 266 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KBK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gorakhpur Airport (GOP, 24 nm), Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA, 51 nm), and Pokhara International Airport (PHH, 85 nm).
Charter pricing from KBK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kushinagar.
Field capability
ICAO
VEKI
IATA
KBK
FAA / Local
VEKI
Elevation
266 ft
Coordinates
26.7765° N · 83.8892° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 266 ft, KBK 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.
- 24nmGOPGorakhpur AirportGorakhpur
- 51nmBWAGautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)
- 85nmPHHPokhara International AirportPokhara
- 86nmPKRPokhara Domestic AirportPokhara
- 86nmMZUMuzaffarpur AirportMuzaffarpur
- 93nmAYJMaharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad
Location
Open the full mapVEKI · Kushinagar International Airport · Kushinagar, India