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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Summary

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (564 views/month, #65 of 7,663).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is located in Varanasi[3].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is in the country of India[4].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is operated by Airports Authority of India[7].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as VNS[8].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as VIBN[9].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's Commons category is recorded as Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport[10].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Agra Civil Enclave[11].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Bandaranaike International Airport[12].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Indira Gandhi International Airport[13].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Gaya Airport[14].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Khajuraho Airport[15].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport[16].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport[17].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport[18].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Sharjah International Airport[19].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Tribhuvan International Airport[20].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport[21].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Kempegowda International Airport[22].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Suvarnabhumi Airport[23].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Chennai International Airport[24].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport[25].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport[26].
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Jaipur International Airport[27].

Body

Geography

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is in the country of India[4]. It is located in Varanasi[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+81'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

Why It Matters

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport ranks in the top 0.85% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (564 views/month, #65 of 7,663).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "VIBN"]
    Official website → https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/varanasi
    Scheduled service destination → Agra Civil Enclave, Bandaranaike International Airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport +16
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "VIBN"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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