DEL to VNS: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from New Delhi to Varanasi?

The great-circle distance between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS) is 667 km (415 mi, 360 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from DEL to VNS?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 20m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. VNS is roughly southeast of DEL.

How is the DEL to VNS route written in code?

The pair is written DEL-VNS in IATA codes and VIDP-VEBN in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Indira Gandhi International Airport is DEL (VIDP), Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is VNS (VEBN).

Both ICAO codes start with V, the prefix ICAO assigns to South and Southeast Asia, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

VNS sits 511 ft (156 m) lower than DEL, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying DEL to VNS

3 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 3 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 2 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: 9W, S2.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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