Varanasi Lal Bahadur Shastri (VNS)
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport handled 278,623 passengers in August 2026, down 7.7% on a year earlier, according to the Airports Authority of India.
- Flights (arrivals + departures) 1,742 ▼ 18.9% vs August 2025
- Passengers 278,623 ▼ 7.7% vs August 2025
- Tonnes of cargo 614 ▼ 2.8% vs August 2025
Official · August 2026 according to the Airports Authority of India Full count · domestic + international
Flights (arrivals + departures) over time
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2025 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,088 | 2,072 | ▼ 0.8% |
| February | 2,437 | 2,267 | ▼ 7.0% |
| March | 2,615 | 2,416 | ▼ 7.6% |
| April | 2,178 | 2,231 | ▲ 2.4% |
| May | 2,488 | 2,197 | ▼ 11.7% |
| June | 2,422 | 1,904 | ▼ 21.4% |
| July | 2,086 | 1,490 | ▼ 28.6% |
| August | 2,148 | 1,742 | ▼ 18.9% |
| September | 2,112 | – | – |
| October | 2,650 | – | in progress |
| November | 2,802 | – | – |
| December | 2,181 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 18,462 | 16,319 | ▼ 11.6% |
Passengers over time
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Passengers 2025 | Passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 342,323 | 335,786 | ▼ 1.9% |
| February | 399,189 | 378,989 | ▼ 5.1% |
| March | 411,756 | 377,595 | ▼ 8.3% |
| April | 353,771 | 342,226 | ▼ 3.3% |
| May | 396,835 | 376,173 | ▼ 5.2% |
| June | 383,170 | 325,232 | ▼ 15.1% |
| July | 321,781 | 253,623 | ▼ 21.2% |
| August | 301,830 | 278,623 | ▼ 7.7% |
| September | 302,300 | – | – |
| October | 380,837 | – | in progress |
| November | 453,266 | – | – |
| December | 357,187 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 2,910,655 | 2,668,247 | ▼ 8.3% |
Tonnes of cargo over time
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Tonnes of cargo 2025 | Tonnes of cargo 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 420 | 429 | ▲ 2.2% |
| February | 402 | 385 | ▼ 4.3% |
| March | 441 | 394 | ▼ 10.6% |
| April | 465 | 418 | ▼ 10.2% |
| May | 567 | 357 | ▼ 37.1% |
| June | 657 | 536 | ▼ 18.3% |
| July | 668 | 658 | ▼ 1.5% |
| August | 632 | 614 | ▼ 2.8% |
| September | 708 | – | – |
| October | 790 | – | in progress |
| November | 598 | – | – |
| December | 552 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 4,251 | 3,790 | ▼ 10.8% |
Domestic / International
August 2026- Domestic 95.2% 1,658
- International 4.8% 84
Domestic / International — flights (arrivals + departures)
Domestic
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2025 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,995 | 1,948 | ▼ 2.4% |
| February | 2,351 | 2,148 | ▼ 8.6% |
| March | 2,517 | 2,382 | ▼ 5.4% |
| April | 2,084 | 2,185 | ▲ 4.8% |
| May | 2,395 | 2,131 | ▼ 11.0% |
| June | 2,342 | 1,819 | ▼ 22.3% |
| July | 2,007 | 1,402 | ▼ 30.1% |
| August | 2,056 | 1,658 | ▼ 19.4% |
| September | 2,023 | – | – |
| October | 2,552 | – | in progress |
| November | 2,680 | – | – |
| December | 2,060 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 17,747 | 15,673 | ▼ 11.7% |
International
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2025 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 124 | ▲ 33.3% |
| February | 86 | 119 | ▲ 38.4% |
| March | 98 | 34 | ▼ 65.3% |
| April | 94 | 46 | ▼ 51.1% |
| May | 93 | 66 | ▼ 29.0% |
| June | 80 | 85 | ▲ 6.3% |
| July | 79 | 88 | ▲ 11.4% |
| August | 92 | 84 | ▼ 8.7% |
| September | 89 | – | – |
| October | 98 | – | in progress |
| November | 122 | – | – |
| December | 121 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 715 | 646 | ▼ 9.7% |
Domestic / International — passengers
Domestic
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Passengers 2025 | Passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 330,697 | 319,952 | ▼ 3.2% |
| February | 387,852 | 362,600 | ▼ 6.5% |
| March | 401,330 | 375,003 | ▼ 6.6% |
| April | 342,100 | 338,282 | ▼ 1.1% |
| May | 386,090 | 368,135 | ▼ 4.7% |
| June | 372,780 | 315,372 | ▼ 15.4% |
| July | 311,153 | 243,350 | ▼ 21.8% |
| August | 291,886 | 268,426 | ▼ 8.0% |
| September | 292,136 | – | – |
| October | 368,789 | – | in progress |
| November | 437,196 | – | – |
| December | 341,084 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 2,823,888 | 2,591,120 | ▼ 8.2% |
International
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Passengers 2025 | Passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11,626 | 15,834 | ▲ 36.2% |
| February | 11,337 | 16,389 | ▲ 44.6% |
| March | 10,426 | 2,592 | ▼ 75.1% |
| April | 11,671 | 3,944 | ▼ 66.2% |
| May | 10,745 | 8,038 | ▼ 25.2% |
| June | 10,390 | 9,860 | ▼ 5.1% |
| July | 10,628 | 10,273 | ▼ 3.3% |
| August | 9,944 | 10,197 | ▲ 2.5% |
| September | 10,164 | – | – |
| October | 12,048 | – | in progress |
| November | 16,070 | – | – |
| December | 16,103 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 86,767 | 77,127 | ▼ 11.1% |
Domestic / International — tonnes of cargo
Domestic
Data Integrity
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Tonnes of cargo 2025 | Tonnes of cargo 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 395 | 401 | ▲ 1.5% |
| February | 393 | 379 | ▼ 3.6% |
| March | 405 | – | – |
| April | 382 | 418 | ▲ 9.4% |
| May | 432 | 335 | ▼ 22.5% |
| June | 557 | 432 | ▼ 22.4% |
| July | 560 | 520 | ▼ 7.2% |
| August | 549 | 502 | ▼ 8.5% |
| September | 605 | – | – |
| October | 660 | – | in progress |
| November | 468 | – | – |
| December | 458 | – | – |
International
Data Integrity
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Tonnes of cargo 2025 | Tonnes of cargo 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 29 | ▲ 14.4% |
| February | 10 | 6 | ▼ 34.7% |
| March | 36 | – | – |
| April | 84 | 1 | ▼ 99.4% |
| May | 135 | 22 | ▼ 83.9% |
| June | 100 | 105 | ▲ 4.9% |
| July | 107 | 138 | ▲ 28.0% |
| August | 83 | 111 | ▲ 34.7% |
| September | 102 | – | – |
| October | 130 | – | in progress |
| November | 130 | – | – |
| December | 94 | – | – |
Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,412 | 1,751 | 2,011 | 2,037 | 2,374 | 2,006 | 2,013 | 2,042 | 2,151 | 2,354 | 2,444 | 2,126 |
| 2025 | 2,088 | 2,437 | 2,615 | 2,178 | 2,488 | 2,422 | 2,086 | 2,148 | 2,112 | 2,650 | 2,802 | 2,181 |
| 2026 | 2,072 | 2,267 | 2,416 | 2,231 | 2,197 | 1,904 | 1,490 | 1,742 |
International share 5% of flights (arrivals + departures) in August 2026
Series depth 10 years from 2016