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{{Short description|Airport of Himachal Pradesh, India}}
{{Short description|Domestic airport in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India}}
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| name = Shimla Airport
| name = Shimla Airport
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| image = Shimla Airport's Terminal.jpg
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| ICAO = VISM
| ICAO = VISM
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh #India
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh #India
| pushpin_relief = 1
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Himachal Pradesh
| pushpin_label = '''SLV'''
| pushpin_label = '''SLV'''
| type = Public
| type = Public
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| city-served = [[Shimla]]
| city-served = [[Shimla]]
| location = Jubbarhatti, [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
| location = Jubbarhatti, Shimla, [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
| elevation-f = 5,072
| elevation-f = 5,072
| elevation-m = 1,546
| elevation-m = 1,546
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| r1-length-f = 4,035
| r1-length-f = 4,035
| r1-length-m = 1,230
| r1-length-m = 1,230
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref>
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| caption =
| stat1-header = Passengers</br></br>Aircraft movement</br></br>Cargo tonnage
| stat1-header = Passengers<br /><br />Aircraft movements<br /><br />Cargo tonnage
| stat1-data = 1,002 ({{increase}} 65.3%)</br></br>1,894 ({{increase}} 88.3%)</br></br>—
| stat1-data = 19,778 ({{increase}} 74.6%)<br /><br />1,954 ({{increase}} 6.8%)<br /><br />—
| stat-year = April 2021 - March 2022
| stat-year = April 2023 - March 2024
}}
}}

'''Shimla Airport''' {{Airport codes|SLV|VISM}} is a [[regional airport]] located in Jubbarhatti, {{convert|22|km}} from [[Shimla]], in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]].
'''Shimla Airport''' {{Airport codes|SLV|VISM}} is a [[regional airport]] located in Jubbarhatti, {{convert|22|km}} from [[Shimla]], in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]].


[[Kingfisher Airlines]] used to operate the sole daily flight from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|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 [[Hot and high|high altitude]].<ref name="IE">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/flight-to-safety/636012/0|title=Flight to safety|date=20 June 2010|access-date=10 September 2012|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> It ceased operations to Shimla in September 2012.
[[Kingfisher Airlines]] used to operate the sole daily flight from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|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 [[Hot and high|high altitude]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-06-20 |title=Flight to safety |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/flight-to-safety/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> It ceased operations to Shimla in September 2012.


On April 27, 2017, commercial service was resumed by [[Alliance Air (India)|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,<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 27, 2017 |title=PM Modi inaugurates maiden Shimla-New Delhi flight under UDAN scheme |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-inaugurates-maiden-shimla-new-delhi-flight-under-udan-scheme/story-B9T2IgDxoarNyZbQLi7x3N.html |access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India's Alliance Air Outlines Route Plans For ATR 42-600s – Smart Aviation Asia-Pacific |url=https://www.smartaviation-apac.com/2022/07/indias-alliance-air-outlines-route-plans-for-atr-42-600s/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |language=en-GB}}</ref> but was delayed again due to some problems with the airline. The airline finally resumed the flight service to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] on 26 September 2022.<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite news|author1=Bisht, Gaurav|title=Delhi-Shimla daily flight resumes after two years|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/delhishimla-daily-flight-resumes-after-two-years-101664184401162-amp.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=26 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022|language=en}}</ref> Alongside the airline, helicopter service is also provided by [[Pawan Hans]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-04 |title=New heli-taxi service between Shimla and Chandigarh launched; travel time cut short to just 20 minutes |url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/new-heli-taxi-service-between-shimla-and-chandigarh-launched-travel-time-cut-short-to-just-20-minutes-4494513.html |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Tech2}}</ref>
On April 27, 2017, commercial service was resumed by [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]], the regional subsidiary of [[Air India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-inaugurates-maiden-shimla-new-delhi-flight-under-udan-scheme/story-B9T2IgDxoarNyZbQLi7x3N.html|title=PM Modi inaugurates maiden Shimla-New Delhi flight under UDAN scheme|date=April 27, 2017|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>


== Airlines and destinations ==
==Airlines and destinations==
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|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]
| {{nowrap|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]}} | [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport|Amritsar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/alliance-air-to-commence-amritsar-shimla-service-in-nov-2023-1226640|title=Alliance Air to commence Amritsar-Shimla service in Nov-2023|work=CAPA|accessdate=3 October 2023}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite news|author1=Bisht, Gaurav|title=Delhi-Shimla daily flight resumes after two years|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/delhishimla-daily-flight-resumes-after-two-years-101664184401162-amp.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=26 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022|language=en}}</ref> [[Kangra Airport|Dharamshala]]
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== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=SLV}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:13, 22 April 2024

Shimla Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesShimla
LocationJubbarhatti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL1,546 m / 5,072 ft
Coordinates31°4′54″N 77°4′5″E / 31.08167°N 77.06806°E / 31.08167; 77.06806
Map
SLV is located in Himachal Pradesh
SLV
SLV
Location of the airport in Himachal Pradesh
SLV is located in India
SLV
SLV
SLV (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,230 4,035 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers

Aircraft movements

Cargo tonnage		19,778 (Increase 74.6%)

1,954 (Increase 6.8%)

—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

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

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.

On April 27, 2017, commercial service was 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

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AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Amritsar,[9] Delhi,[7] Dharamshala

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at SLV airport. See Wikidata query.

References

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  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Flight to safety". The Indian Express. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "PM Modi inaugurates maiden Shimla-New Delhi flight under UDAN scheme". Hindustan Times. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ "India's Alliance Air Outlines Route Plans For ATR 42-600s – Smart Aviation Asia-Pacific". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b Bisht, Gaurav (26 September 2022). "Delhi-Shimla daily flight resumes after two years". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ "New heli-taxi service between Shimla and Chandigarh launched; travel time cut short to just 20 minutes". Tech2. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Alliance Air to commence Amritsar-Shimla service in Nov-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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