Shimla Airport
Shimla Airport is a regional airport located in Jubbarhatti, 22 kilometres 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.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in India
- Also known as: “SHIMLA”, “SLV”, and “VISM”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jutogh and Shoghi.
Jutogh
Village
Jutogh is a part of Shimla and it is a cantonment board, in the North Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Jutogh cantonment was established in 1843 Cantonment Board.
Shoghi
Village
Shoghí Effendi was Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1922 until his death in 1957. As the grandson and successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, he was charged with guiding the development of the Baháʼí Faith, including the creation of its global administrative structure and the prosecution of Baháʼí teaching plans that oversaw the expansion of the religion to several new countries.
Summer Hill
Suburb
Summer Hill is a part of Shimla, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh at a height of 2,123 meters. It is on a hill, 5 km west to the Shimla Ridge, and is part of the seven-hill cluster. Summer Hill is situated 7 km northeast of Shimla Airport.
Shimla Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Mamlig, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.08311° or 31° 4′ 59″ north
Longitude
77.06728° or 77° 4′ 2″ east
Elevation
1,536 metres (5,039 feet)
Operator
Airports Authority of India
IATA airport code
SLV
ICAO airport code
VISM
Open location code
8J3V33M8+6W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Shimla Airport” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار شيملا”
- Cebuano: “Shimla Airport”
- Chinese: “西姆拉机场”
- Chinese: “西姆拉機場”
- French: “aéroport de Shimla”
- French: “SHIMLA”
- French: “SLV”
- French: “VISM”
- French: “ङ E55”
- French: “चF59”
- French: “तशमला SHIMLA”
- French: “त्रशमला SHIMLA”
- French: “त्रिमला SHIMLA”
- French: “नशमलर SHIMLA”
- French: “वशमला SHIMLA”
- French: “शशभरा SHIMLA”
- French: “िशमला SHIMLA”
- German: “Flughafen Shimla”
- Hindi: “शिमला विमानक्षेत्र”
- Indonesian: “SLV”
- Indonesian: “VISM”
- Japanese: “シムラー空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Shimla”
- Marathi: “शिमला विमानतळ”
- Persian: “SLV”
- Persian: “VISM”
- Persian: “فرودگاه شیملا”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Shimla”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Shimla”
- Santali: “ᱥᱤᱢᱞᱟ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱰᱟᱹᱦᱤ”
- Swedish: “Shimla Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи шимло”
- Tamil: “சிம்லா விமான நிலையம்”
- Urdu: “شملہ ایئرپورٹ”
- Urdu: “شملہ ہوائی اڈا”
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