Varanasi Airport also known as Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (IATA: VNS, ICAO: VIBN) is a public airport located at Babatpur 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi Airport was officially renamed as Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in October 2005. The airport provides A-class facilities. Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India. Scholarly books have been written in the city, including the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the oldest in India.

Varanasi Airport airlines and destinations are Air India – Agra, Delhi, Gaya, Kathmandu, Khajuraho, Lucknow, Mumbai, Buddha Air – Kathmandu, IndiGo – Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Jet Airways – Delhi, Khajuraho, Kolkata, Jet Lite – Kolkata, Mihin Lanka – Colombo, SpiceJet – Delhi, Hyderabad, Khajuraho, Kolkata, Mumbai, Sharjah, TirupatiHyderabad, Mumbai, and Thai Airways – Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Gaya. Varanasi is served by Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, which is approximately 26 km (16 mi) from the city centre in Babatpur. The airport inaugurated a new terminal in 2010, and it was granted international airport status on October 4, 2012. Varanasi Airport have over 330,000 passengers pass through the airport each year.

The Varanasi Airport was granted international status by the Union Cabinet on 3 October 2012.