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title: "Varanasi airport (VNS) air cargo · SSL"
description: "Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport: 6,034 tonnes of freight in FY2024-25, 6,844 in FY2025-26, ranked #28 in India (AAI)."
url: https://safeandsecure.in/airports/vns/
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updated: 2026-11-11
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Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · #28 for cargo

# Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport

6,034 tonnes of freight a year. Your boxes can be next.

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VNS and its nearest cargo airports. India boundary per Survey of India (state layer: DataMeet, CC BY 4.0). Moving marks are illustrative.

- 6,034 tonnes, FY2024-25 AAI
- +13.4% change in FY2025-26 6,844 tonnes
- 0.2% of India’s air cargo #28 of 40 listed
- 15% international FY2025-26

Two years of tonnes

## VNS, FY2024-25 → FY2025-26

International vs domestic, FY2025-26

- International **999** (15%)
- Domestic **5,845** (85%)

Tonnes by year and type

1. International FY25 1,053
2. International FY26 999
3. Domestic FY25 4,981
4. Domestic FY26 5,845

Neighbours

## The nearest cargo airports

Freight FY2024-25 (tonnes) · distance as the crow flies

1. VNS · Varanasi 6,034
2. [PAT · Patna 224 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/pat/) 9,136
3. [LKO · Lucknow 245 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/lko/) 22,102
4. [IXR · Ranchi 344 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixr/) 6,662
5. [RPR · Raipur 489 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/rpr/) 5,080
6. [IXB · Siliguri 563 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixb/) 8,952

## Frequently asked questions

**How much cargo does Varanasi airport (VNS) handle?**

6,034 tonnes in FY2024-25 and 6,844 tonnes in FY2025-26 (+13.4%), per the Airports Authority of India. That is 0.2% of India’s air cargo, #28 in the country.

**Is VNS cargo mostly international or domestic?**

15% international and 85% domestic in FY2025-26.

**Can SSL send my shipment by air from Varanasi?**

Yes. Our desk arranges the flight; our trucks can carry the goods to the cargo terminal. We are not an airline agent.

Sources

- [Airports Authority of India: Traffic News, March 2026, Annexure IV (freight, cumulative April-March)](https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex4.pdf) · FY2024-25 and FY2025-26

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