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Shimla Airport

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Shimla Airport

Summary

Shimla Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shimla Airport is located in Himachal Pradesh[3].
  • Shimla Airport is in the country of India[4].
  • Shimla Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Shimla Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Shimla Airport is operated by Airports Authority of India[7].
  • Shimla is named after Shimla Airport[8].
  • Shimla Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as SLV[9].
  • Shimla Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as VISM[10].
  • Shimla Airport's Commons category is recorded as Shimla Airport[11].
  • Shimla Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Kolkata[12].
  • Shimla Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.082583, 'lon': 77.067888}[13].
  • Shimla Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Shimla[14].
  • Shimla Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1546'}[15].
  • Shimla Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 31.0818, 'lon': 77.068}[16].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1040'}[17].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[18].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1204'}[19].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[20].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+984'}[21].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+13'}[22].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1117'}[23].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+172'}[24].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1412'}[25].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1048'}[26].
  • Shimla Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+926'}[27].

Body

Geography

Shimla Airport is in the country of India[4]. It is located in Himachal Pradesh[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shimla Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1546'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

History and Context

Shimla is named after Shimla Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Shimla Airport ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

India Shimla

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "VISM"]
    Patronage → {'amount': '+1040'}, {'amount': '+5'}, {'amount': '+1204'} +70
    Instance of → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "VISM"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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