Airports / India / SHL
Shillong Airport
VEBI / SHLShillong, IndiaELEV 2,910 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Shillong, India, Shillong Airport (VEBI / SHL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 2,910 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SHL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU, 32 nm), Osmany International Airport (ZYL, 45 nm), and Silchar Airport (IXS, 72 nm).
Charter pricing from SHL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Barapani Airport and Barapani Air Force Station. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Shillong.
Field capability
ICAO
VEBI
IATA
SHL
FAA / Local
VEBI
Elevation
2,910 ft
Coordinates
25.7036° N · 91.9787° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 2,910 ft, SHL sits higher than 95% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 32nmGAULokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportGuwahati
- 45nmZYLOsmany International AirportSylhet
- 72nmIXSSilchar AirportSilchar
- 74nmTEZTezpur Airport
- 84nmIXHKailashahar AirportKailashahar
- 97nmDMUDimapur AirportDimapur
Location
Open the full mapVEBI · Shillong Airport · Shillong, India