Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is an

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serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at

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, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri, the

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, in October 2005.. It acquired its position in India's major airports after more than 1.5 million passengers used the airport in 2017. 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

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in 2020 (2 to 5 million passengers per annum) by Airports Council International.

Terminal

left, Lal Bahadur Shastri statue at Varanasi Airport An integrated terminal serves both domestic and international flights, with a floor area of . The terminal features 16 check-in counters with CUTE (common-user terminal equipment), four immigration counters that double up as emigration counters, and two baggage-claim belts. Besides an upper-level seating area for the aero-bridge gates, the terminal features a ground-level gate to reach other aircraft on the apron on foot, or via shuttle bus. The apron can simultaneously park five narrow-body aircraft. The waiting area features essential services for the passengers, besides snack stalls, a travellers' convenience store, a bookstore with a newsstand, and stores selling merchandise indigenous to Varanasi, such as Banarasi Saris; and a VIP waiting lounge. Replica of varanasi ghats at varanasi airport

Replica of varanasi ghats at varanasi airport

Airfield

The airport features a single asphalt runway bearing 09/27. It is 9,006 feet (2,745 m) in length, with turnarounds on both ends, and two exits to the main apron. A third, seldom-used exit leads to an isolated apron for use in emergency. An_IndiGo_aircraft_being_serviced_by_an_aerobridge_at_Varanasi_Airport

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Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Future plans

Due to increasing passenger traffic and aircraft movements the

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is planning to extend the runway to from the existing . An underpass will be constructed as the expansion will intersect with National Highway 31. In November 2019, the Airports Authority of India came up with a proposal for a new second terminal, which will be completed by 2024. The total area of the terminal will be 58,691 m² with passenger capacity of 4.5 million per year.

References

External links

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