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Shimla Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesShimla
LocationJabarhatti
Elevation AMSL5,072 ft / 1,546 m
Coordinates31°4′54″N 77°4′5″E / 31.08167°N 77.06806°E / 31.08167; 77.06806
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,035 1,230 Asphalt

Shimla Airport (IATA: SLV, ICAO: VISM) is an airport located in Jabarhatti, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Shimla in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

The airport was constructed by cutting down a mountaintop and leveling the area to form the single runway.[1] The small apron has space for two small aircraft (Dornier Do 228) to park simultaneously. The small terminal can handle 50 persons for arriving flights, but only 40 for departing flights.[2]

Kingfisher Airlines, operating the sole daily flight from Delhi, 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.[1] It ceased operations to Shimla in September 2012.[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled services

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Flight to safety". The Indian Express. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Shimla Airport". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Kingfisher shuts down operation in Himachal". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Three airports, Zero flights – Unforgettable Himachal". Hill Post. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
Shimla Airport