Varanasi International Airport
Terminal
An integrated terminal serves both domestic and international flights, with a floor area of 3,900 square metres (42,000 square feet). 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.
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.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air India | Delhi |
Air India Express | Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata (begins 12 August 2024), Sharjah |
Akasa Air | Bangalore, Hyderabad (begins 12 July 2024), Mumbai |
Alliance Air | Pantnagar, Kolkata |
Buddha Air | Kathmandu |
IndiGo | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune Seasonal: Khajuraho (resumes 28 October 2024) |
SpiceJet | Delhi, Mumbai Seasonal: Chennai, Hyderabad (both resume 28 October 2024) |
Vistara | Delhi, Mumbai |
Future plans
Due to increasing passenger traffic and aircraft movements the Airports Authority of India is planning to extend the runway to 4,075 m (13,369 ft) from the existing 2,750 m (9,020 ft). 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.
See also
- List of airports in India
- List of the busiest airports in India
- Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport