Shimla Airport

Shimla Airport (IATA: SLV, ICAO: VISM) is a regional airport located in Jubbarhatti, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Shimla, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Kingfisher Airlines used to operate the sole daily flight from Delhi, but could not carry more than 28 passengers on its return journey because of load restrictions imposed on the aircraft due to Shimla's high altitude.^[4] It ceased operations to Shimla in September 2012.

Shimla Airport
IATA: SLV ICAO: VISM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of India
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Shimla
Location	Jubbarhatti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL	1,546 m / 5,072 ft
Coordinates	31°4′54″N 77°4′5″E
Website	Shimla Airport
Map
SLV Location of the airport in Himachal Pradesh Show map of Himachal Pradesh SLV SLV (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,230 4,035 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2024 - March 2025)
Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo tonnage 25,493 ( 19.3%) 1,166 ( 40.3%) —
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

On 27 April 2017, commercial services were resumed by Alliance Air but then suspended it in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline was expected to resume the service from 15 August 2022,^[5][6] but was delayed again due to some problems with the airline. The airline finally resumed the flight service to Delhi on 26 September 2022.^[7] Alongside the airline, helicopter service is also provided by Pawan Hans.^[8]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Alliance Air	Amritsar,[9] Delhi,[7] Dharamshala

Statistics