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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Varanasi, IN

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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Varanasi, India · Asia-Pacific

AAI’s Babatpur gateway for Kashi — one integrated hall 18 km from Varanasi Railway Station, DigiYatra since the 1 Dec 2022 first wave, and a Priority Pass / LoungeKey restaurant pin (Take Off near Gate 2, 05:00–21:00) instead of a classic soft lounge. Prepaid-taxi hop, Route 101 e-bus to Cantt until 21:00, single 09/27 strip, winter fog and pilgrimage banks still need real buffers; the 75,000 m² expansion hall is still a worksite.

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6.2/ 10

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Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities6.0
Food & retail5.6
Ground access6.6
Reliability6.0
Lounges4.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Varanasi, India · Asia-Pacific

AAI’s Babatpur gateway for Kashi — one integrated hall 18 km from Varanasi Railway Station, DigiYatra since the 1 Dec 2022 first wave, and a Priority Pass / LoungeKey restaurant pin (Take Off near Gate 2, 05:00–21:00) instead of a classic soft lounge. Prepaid-taxi hop, Route 101 e-bus to Cantt until 21:00, single 09/27 strip, winter fog and pilgrimage banks still need real buffers; the 75,000 m² expansion hall is still a worksite.

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6.2/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities6.0
Food & retail5.6
Ground access6.6
Reliability6.0
Lounges4.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Typical security
15 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
45–75 min to centre / ghats; ~18 km to Varanasi Junction per AIP
Prepaid taxi (U.P. Traffic Police)
Cheapest to city
Electric bus Route 101 to Cantt
Confirm conductor / stand board — AAI does not print a fare · 60–90 min typical to Cantt when the stand is live
Lounge
1
On time
72%
of departures
Terminals
1
integrated AAI passenger terminal (24,000 m² / 3.9 MPPA / 21 desks / 4 aerobridges in AERA filings) for domestic + international; new 75,000 m² terminal (6 MPPA) still under construction after Oct 2024 foundation stone (not live boarding)

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Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Oct 21, 2026.

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Single runway 09/27 (2,746 m) — winter fog and peak IndiGo / pilgrimage banks can stack delaysNew terminal / runway-extension worksite traffic through 2026–27 may temporarily reshape landside kerbs (AAI chairman inspection 14 Oct 2026 still called the hall under construction)

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays24 min · 30%

Typical arrival delays20 min · 26%

Typical cancellations0 min · 2.5%

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Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Oct 23, 22:06 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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