Lal bahadur shastri airport: Varanasi Airport History

Varanasi Airport History: Varanasi Airport which is also called Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport or Babatpur Airport is situated at a distance of about 18.9 Km to the north-west of the city center Varanasi. Airports Authority of India,L.B.S.I Airport ,Babatpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh- 221006 The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the proposal of Airports Authority of India (AAI) for development of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi including Construction of New Terminal Building, Apron Extension, Runway Extension, Parallel Taxi Track & Allied works. The estimated financial outgo will be Rs. 2869.65 Crore for enhancing the passenger handling capacity of the airport to 9.9 million passengers per annum (MPPA) from the existing ... Varanasi Airport, or Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport inthe Babatpur area, is a popular airport in Uttar Pradesh. It connects all the cities in India with a few neighboring countries such as Thailand, SriLanka, Nepal, etc.