Airports / India / VIAM
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC).
Overview
Ambala Air Force Station (VIAM) sits in Ambala, India, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 909 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
VIAM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC, 18 nm), Ludhiana Airport (LUH, 53 nm), and Halwara International Airport (HWR, 65 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VIAM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VIAM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VIAM
IATA
—
FAA / Local
VI18
Elevation
909 ft
Coordinates
30.3681° N · 76.8167° 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
No
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 909 ft, VIAM sits higher than 64% 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.
- 18nmIXCShaheed Bhagat Singh International AirportChandigarh
- 53nmLUHLudhiana Airport
- 65nmHWRHalwara International AirportHalwara
- 71nmDEDDehradun Jolly Grant AirportDehradun (Jauligrant)
- 90nmHSSMaharaja Agrasen International AirportHisar
- 92nmKUUKullu Manali AirportBhuntar
Location
Open the full mapVIAM · Ambala Air Force Station · Ambala, India