Shimla Airport is a regional airport located in Jubbarhatti, from

Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, the ...

, in the

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used to operate the sole daily flight from

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, 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. It ceased operations to Shimla in September 2012. On April 27, 2017, commercial service was resumed by Alliance Air but then suspended it on March 2020. The airline was expected to resume the service from 15 August 2022, but was delayed again due to some problems with the airline. The airline finally resumed the flight service to

on 26 September 2022. Alongside the airline, helicopter service is also provided by

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Airlines and destinations

References

External links

Shimla Airport - India Airport global website
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