International airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Varanasi Airport Traffic

Name: Varanasi Airport Monthly Traffic: Passengers, Aircraft Movements and Cargo
Creator: Airports Authority of India
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Varanasi airport handled 2.79 lakh passengers in August 2026, 7.7% fewer than in August 2025, across 1,742 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 15.76 lakh passengers, 10.3% fewer than a year earlier, ranking #21 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was November 2025, with 4.53 lakh passengers. International flights carried 3.2% of its passengers over the last 12 months. It handled 6,438 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India

#21of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.90% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers

7.7%

2.79 L

2,78,623 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements

18.9%

1,742

About 56 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo

2.8%

614 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers

2.5%

10,197

3.7% of all passengers

FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026), compared with the same months a year earlier

Passengers

10.3%

15.76 L

15,75,877 over 5 months

Aircraft movements

15.5%

9,564

Take-offs and landings

Cargo

13.6%

2,582 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Varanasi airport, month by month

Every monthly AAI report since January 2017, split into domestic and international.

Monthly traffic

The dashed line is the same month a year earlier. Drag the slider to see other years.

Year by year

Financial years (April to March), split into domestic and international, with the change from the previous year.

Hatched columns are partial years; their growth compares the same months a year earlier.

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Varanasi airport traffic by financial year
Financial year	Passengers	vs previous year	Movements	Cargo (t)	International
FY 2026-275 months	15,75,877	10.3%	9,564	2,582	2.7%
FY 2025-26	43,43,347	7.8%	27,822	6,944	3.3%
FY 2024-25	40,27,810	34.4%	26,687	6,034	3.0%
FY 2023-24	29,96,698	18.8%	20,520	4,721	3.9%
FY 2022-23	25,21,442	47.6%	19,158	4,729	4.3%
FY 2021-22	17,08,220	16.5%	16,143	4,345	3.2%
FY 2020-21	14,66,718	51.3%	14,396	2,952	1.3%
FY 2019-20	30,10,702	8.1%	24,056	3,580	7.7%
FY 2018-19	27,85,015	33.4%	21,818	2,657	7.1%
FY 2017-18	20,87,581	8.9%	15,658	1,190	7.2%
FY 2016-173 months	5,26,851	17.1%	3,926	230	6.1%

Month by month

Seasonality across every year on record, and how each month compares with a year earlier.

Each square is one month; darker means busier. Hover for the exact figure and the change from a year earlier.

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Varanasi airport monthly traffic, newest first
Month	Passengers	vs last year	Domestic	International	Movements	Cargo (t)
Aug 2026	2,78,623	7.7%	2,68,426	10,197	1,742	614
Jul 2026	2,53,623	21.2%	2,43,350	10,273	1,490	658
Jun 2026	3,25,232	15.1%	3,15,372	9,860	1,904	536
May 2026	3,76,173	5.2%	3,68,135	8,038	2,197	357
Apr 2026	3,42,226	3.3%	3,38,282	3,944	2,231	418
Mar 2026	3,77,595	8.3%	3,75,003	2,592	2,416	394
Feb 2026	3,78,989	5.1%	3,62,600	16,389	2,267	385
Jan 2026	3,35,786	1.9%	3,19,952	15,834	2,072	429
Dec 2025	3,57,187	3.3%	3,41,084	16,103	2,181	552
Nov 2025	4,53,266	13.8%	4,37,196	16,070	2,802	598
Oct 2025	3,80,837	15.2%	3,68,789	12,048	2,650	790
Sep 2025	3,02,300	1.9%	2,92,136	10,164	2,112	708
Aug 2025	3,01,830	0.5%	2,91,886	9,944	2,148	632
Jul 2025	3,21,781	8.9%	3,11,153	10,628	2,086	668
Jun 2025	3,83,170	28.1%	3,72,780	10,390	2,422	757
May 2025	3,96,835	31.9%	3,86,090	10,745	2,488	567
Apr 2025	3,53,771	19.7%	3,42,100	11,671	2,178	465
Mar 2025	4,11,756	40.8%	4,01,330	10,426	2,615	441
Feb 2025	3,99,189	56.9%	3,87,852	11,337	2,437	402
Jan 2025	3,42,323	53.5%	3,30,697	11,626	2,088	420
Dec 2024	3,45,714	26.2%	3,34,698	11,016	2,126	413
Nov 2024	3,98,467	47.4%	3,87,022	11,445	2,444	446
Oct 2024	3,30,468	33.6%	3,19,753	10,715	2,354	670
Sep 2024	3,08,297	29.7%	3,00,609	7,688	2,151	638
Aug 2024	3,00,443	26.7%	2,91,598	8,845	2,042	525
Jul 2024	2,95,513	27.2%	2,86,763	8,750	2,013	577
Jun 2024	2,99,157	23.8%	2,89,147	10,010	2,006	745
May 2024	3,00,845	25.3%	2,91,188	9,657	2,374	440
Apr 2024	2,95,638	20.0%	2,85,567	10,071	2,037	317
Mar 2024	2,92,536	17.1%	2,82,154	10,382	2,011	342
Feb 2024	2,54,400	10.3%	2,43,577	10,823	1,751	307
Jan 2024	2,23,029	10.7%	2,13,118	9,911	1,412	329
Dec 2023	2,73,865	27.4%	2,63,732	10,133	1,779	439
Nov 2023	2,70,391	12.7%	2,60,981	9,410	1,982	454
Oct 2023	2,47,295	16.7%	2,37,778	9,517	1,789	442
Sep 2023	2,37,747	31.5%	2,30,250	7,497	1,666	395
Aug 2023	2,37,098	40.7%	2,28,818	8,280	1,646	472
Jul 2023	2,32,309	40.9%	2,22,480	9,829	1,656	468
Jun 2023	2,41,614	16.8%	2,31,141	10,473	1,578	416
May 2023	2,40,110	4.3%	2,28,753	11,357	1,555	348
Apr 2023	2,46,304	11.3%	2,37,212	9,092	1,695	309
Mar 2023	2,49,834	14.0%	2,40,685	9,149	1,705	317
Feb 2023	2,30,649	42.3%	2,20,784	9,865	1,511	284
Jan 2023	2,01,389	76.2%	1,91,398	9,991	1,429	330
Dec 2022	2,14,887	7.2%	2,04,107	10,780	1,454	416
Nov 2022	2,40,018	4.0%	2,30,316	9,702	1,617	411
Oct 2022	2,11,982	35.7%	2,03,279	8,703	1,598	529
Sep 2022	1,80,747	65.8%	1,73,365	7,382	1,404	495
Aug 2022	1,68,492	40.8%	1,60,639	7,853	1,435	492
Jul 2022	1,64,920	87.4%	1,55,855	9,065	1,374	413
Jun 2022	2,06,893	167.9%	1,97,162	9,731	1,764	329
May 2022	2,30,307	193.4%	2,21,332	8,975	1,984	340
Apr 2022	2,21,324	44.9%	2,13,101	8,223	1,883	373
Mar 2022	2,19,193	25.8%	2,10,811	8,382	1,751	349
Feb 2022	1,62,060	3.4%	1,55,528	6,532	1,250	320
Jan 2022	1,14,289	29.7%	1,07,049	7,240	1,146	419
Dec 2021	2,00,488	9.3%	1,92,463	8,025	1,628	427
Nov 2021	2,30,755	13.5%	2,22,967	7,788	1,674	378
Oct 2021	1,56,264	4.5%	1,52,426	3,838	1,621	526
Sep 2021	1,09,033	19.3%	1,07,730	1,303	1,254	363
Aug 2021	1,19,658	18.9%	1,17,992	1,666	1,222	392
Jul 2021	88,000	15.2%	86,149	1,851	1,096	298
Jun 2021	77,215	2.0%	75,730	1,485	952	258
May 2021	78,495	589.2%	76,759	1,736	1,018	256
Apr 2021	1,52,770	New	1,47,478	5,292	1,531	359
Mar 2021	1,74,274	15.1%	1,70,829	3,445	1,672	322
Feb 2021	1,56,726	47.8%	1,54,517	2,209	1,578	299
Jan 2021	1,62,647	36.0%	1,60,033	2,614	1,799	297
Dec 2020	2,20,939	18.2%	2,18,089	2,850	1,848	376
Nov 2020	2,03,292	34.6%	2,00,706	2,586	1,752	399
Oct 2020	1,49,534	39.5%	1,48,292	1,242	1,634	429
Sep 2020	1,35,176	43.5%	1,34,098	1,078	1,380	271
Aug 2020	1,00,665	58.1%	99,325	1,340	953	271
Jul 2020	76,381	68.3%	75,737	644	878	205
Jun 2020	75,695	68.9%	75,329	366	762	83
May 2020	11,389	95.3%	11,200	189	138	0
Apr 2020	0	100.0%	0	0	2	0
Mar 2020	2,05,266	27.1%	1,96,414	8,852	1,878	194
Feb 2020	3,00,220	12.4%	2,76,938	23,282	2,407	284
Jan 2020	2,54,134	5.1%	2,33,675	20,459	2,259	302
Dec 2019	2,69,936	17.4%	2,47,205	22,731	2,263	286
Nov 2019	3,11,017	19.3%	2,89,044	21,973	2,387	308
Oct 2019	2,47,343	7.3%	2,27,163	20,180	2,125	448
Sep 2019	2,39,114	12.5%	2,21,246	17,868	1,861	311
Aug 2019	2,40,234	16.6%	2,22,985	17,249	1,878	369
Jul 2019	2,41,072	11.3%	2,21,735	19,337	1,824	309
Jun 2019	2,43,099	19.3%	2,23,534	19,565	1,660	237
May 2019	2,42,265	8.0%	2,22,381	19,884	1,826	261
Apr 2019	2,17,002	3.3%	1,96,652	20,350	1,688	271
Mar 2019	2,81,600	19.6%	2,53,449	28,151	2,153	172
Feb 2019	2,67,113	29.1%	2,43,682	23,431	1,950	226
Jan 2019	2,41,706	23.1%	2,19,534	22,172	1,935	284
Dec 2018	2,29,904	24.6%	2,11,323	18,581	1,868	309
Nov 2018	2,60,612	37.5%	2,43,886	16,726	2,073	285
Oct 2018	2,30,591	27.7%	2,15,190	15,401	1,992	416
Sep 2018	2,12,567	37.9%	1,96,660	15,907	1,758	289
Aug 2018	2,06,039	31.0%	1,91,017	15,022	1,669	143
Jul 2018	2,16,591	40.4%	2,03,656	12,935	1,680	200
Jun 2018	2,03,833	33.8%	1,94,497	9,336	1,500	158
May 2018	2,24,313	62.4%	2,13,741	10,572	1,653	80
Apr 2018	2,10,146	52.2%	1,99,676	10,470	1,587	95
Mar 2018	2,35,449	45.3%	2,20,049	15,400	1,787	91
Feb 2018	2,06,966	13.3%	1,93,690	13,276	1,555	75
Jan 2018	1,96,428	7.8%	1,83,631	12,797	1,487	95
Dec 2017	1,84,496	8.0%	1,70,431	14,065	1,432	113
Nov 2017	1,89,470	6.9%	1,74,855	14,615	1,408	93
Oct 2017	1,80,574	9.7%	1,66,791	13,783	1,398	112
Sep 2017	1,54,119	8.9%	1,37,983	16,136	1,193	117
Aug 2017	1,57,261	8.2%	1,44,312	12,949	1,240	132
Jul 2017	1,54,280	7.4%	1,43,944	10,336	1,221	124
Jun 2017	1,52,314	15.6%	1,44,180	8,134	1,141	86
May 2017	1,38,122	2.3%	1,28,597	9,525	890	77
Apr 2017	1,38,102	6.0%	1,28,153	9,949	906	75
Mar 2017	1,62,022	0.3%	1,53,150	8,872	1,187	83
Feb 2017	1,82,650	22.9%	1,71,290	11,360	1,364	73
Jan 2017	1,82,179	30.4%	1,70,304	11,875	1,375	74

Varanasi airport: common questions

How many passengers used Varanasi airport in August 2026?

2,78,623 passengers (2,68,426 domestic and 10,197 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 7.7% fewer than in August 2025.

How many passengers has Varanasi airport handled in FY 2026-27?

15,75,877 passengers from April to August 2026, 10.3% fewer than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #21 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Varanasi airport's busiest month?

November 2025, with 4,53,266 passengers and 2,802 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Varanasi airport have international flights?

Yes. 1,31,512 international passengers used Varanasi airport in the 12 months to August 2026, 3.2% of its passenger traffic.

How many flights operate from Varanasi airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Varanasi airport recorded 1,742 movements in August 2026, about 56 a day.

Where does this data come from?

From the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic reports. This page is updated when a new report is published; the latest covers August 2026.

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Source: Airports Authority of India, monthly traffic reports. Passengers count everyone arriving or departing; aircraft movements count take-offs and landings; cargo is freight loaded and unloaded, in tonnes.