Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport or Varanasi International Airport (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VEBN) is a public airport located at Babatpur 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in October 2005. The airport was granted international status by the Union Cabinet on 4 October 2012.