Nonstop flight route between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India:
Departure Airport:
(46°13'27"N by 14°27'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°4'54"N by 77°4'5"E)
Distance from LJU to SLV:
3,441.50 miles (5,538.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), Ljubljana, Slovenia and Shimla Airport (SLV), Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,442 miles (or 5,539 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and Shimla Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and Shimla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJU / LJLJ |
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| Location: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'27"N by 14°27'21"E |
| Area Served: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom Ljubljana, d.d. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1273 feet (388 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LJU |
| More Information: | LJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLV / VISM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°4'54"N by 77°4'5"E |
| Area Served: | Shimla |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5072 feet (1,546 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLV |
| More Information: | SLV Maps & Info |
Facts about Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU):
- The closest airport to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of LJU.
- The furthest airport from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,879 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- To the north, a business and logistics center named Aeropolis Ljubljana is planned to be built by 2020.
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport handled 1,321,100 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport", another name for LJU is "Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana".
- The second phase, which had been planned to begin in 2013, but was postponed indefinitely by minority shareholders of Aerodrom Ljubljana, includes the construction of a completely new airport terminal.
- The airport was officially opened in December 1963.
- On December 8, 2004, the airport received its first annual millionth passenger.
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Shimla Airport (SLV):
- In addition to being known as "Shimla Airport", another name for SLV is "शिमला हवाई अड्डा".
- The closest airport to Shimla Airport (SLV) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSW of SLV.
- Shimla Airport (SLV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shimla Airport's high elevation of 5,072 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Shimla Airport (SLV) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,961 miles (19,249 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.45 miles (47.40 km) N | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria |     |
| 2 | 54.59 miles (87.85 km) WSW | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 3 | 61.25 miles (98.58 km) ENE | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 4 | 65.82 miles (105.92 km) SW | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 5 | 69.83 miles (112.38 km) S | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 6 | 70.69 miles (113.77 km) NE | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 7 | 84.27 miles (135.62 km) ESE | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 8 | 90.02 miles (144.87 km) W | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 9 | 95.51 miles (153.71 km) SSW | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 10 | 105.67 miles (170.07 km) W | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 11 | 112.77 miles (181.49 km) WSW | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 12 | 114.08 miles (183.60 km) WNW | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| 13 | 114.64 miles (184.49 km) S | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 14 | 115.52 miles (185.91 km) WSW | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 15 | 128.26 miles (206.41 km) NNW | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,878.81 miles (19,117.05 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,450.42 miles (18,427.61 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,434.19 miles (18,401.50 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,430.60 miles (18,395.72 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,408.26 miles (18,359.77 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,402.94 miles (18,351.20 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,398.50 miles (18,344.06 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,376.53 miles (18,308.70 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,373.37 miles (18,303.62 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,370.98 miles (18,299.77 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,368.83 miles (18,296.31 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,364.69 miles (18,289.65 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,355.58 miles (18,274.99 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,350.13 miles (18,266.23 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,332.04 miles (18,237.10 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.72 miles (52.66 km) SSW | Chandigarh Airport (IXC) | Chandigarh, India | |
| 2 | 55.16 miles (88.78 km) N | Bhuntar Airport (KUU) | Kullu / Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 3 | 67.92 miles (109.31 km) WSW | Sahnewal Airport (LUH) | Ludhiana, India | |
| 4 | 88.57 miles (142.53 km) NNW | Gaggal Airport (DHM) | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 90.39 miles (145.46 km) SE | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 6 | 115.94 miles (186.59 km) NW | Pathankot Airport (IXP) | Pathankot, India | |
| 7 | 140.63 miles (226.32 km) WNW | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) | Amritsar, India | |
| 8 | 160.22 miles (257.85 km) WNW | Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 171.63 miles (276.21 km) NW | Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) | Jammu, India | |
| 10 | 173.66 miles (279.47 km) S | Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) | Delhi, India | |
| 11 | 187.88 miles (302.36 km) WNW | Sialkot International Airport (SKT) | Sialkot, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 189.44 miles (304.87 km) ENE | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 13 | 212.85 miles (342.55 km) N | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| 14 | 235.29 miles (378.66 km) SE | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 15 | 241.13 miles (388.06 km) NNW | Srinagar International Airport (SXR) | Srinagar, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,960.85 miles (19,249.08 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,687.47 miles (17,199.77 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,665.56 miles (17,164.51 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,663.86 miles (17,161.78 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,653.33 miles (17,144.83 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,653.32 miles (17,144.81 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,649.75 miles (17,139.06 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,649.70 miles (17,138.98 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,642.06 miles (17,126.68 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,638.86 miles (17,121.54 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,638.58 miles (17,121.09 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,631.24 miles (17,109.28 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,612.35 miles (17,078.89 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 10,606.52 miles (17,069.50 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,596.41 miles (17,053.23 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |