{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Kushinagar International Airport","iataCode":"KBK","icaoCode":"VEKI","city":"Kushinagar","country":"IN","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":26.776534,"longitude":83.889214},"elevationMeters":81,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Kushinagar marks the site of the Buddha's parinirvana and is a key stop on the Buddhist pilgrimage circuit. For it, Uttar Pradesh opened Kushinagar International Airport (IATA: KBK) in 2021, complete with a 3,200 m international runway – yet traffic has barely materialised: scheduled service has been dormant for over a year and there are no international flights. No commercial cargo handling exists. The field did gain an IFR licence in 2025 for all-weather operations, which could in time unlock ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kushinagar-international-airport-kbk","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/kushinagar-international-airport-kbk","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Kushinagar International Airport · (IATA: KBK) · Kushinagar, IN · 81 m"}