Airports / India / SXR
Sheikh ul Alam International Airport
VISR / SXRSrinagar, IndiaELEV 5,429 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rawalakot Airport (RAZ).
Overview
Located in Srinagar, India, Sheikh ul Alam International Airport (VISR / SXR) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 5,429 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
SXR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Rawalakot Airport (RAZ, 49 nm), Udhampur Air Force Station (VIUX, 68 nm), and Jammu Airport (IXJ, 78 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SXR vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Srinagar Air Force Station. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SXR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VISR
IATA
SXR
FAA / Local
VISR
Elevation
5,429 ft
Coordinates
33.9871° N · 74.7742° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 5,429 ft, SXR sits higher than 99% of the 139 India fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 49nmRAZRawalakot AirportRawalakot
- 68nmVIUXUdhampur Air Force StationUdhampur
- 78nmIXJJammu AirportJammu
- 80nmXJMMangla AirportMangla
- 86nmOPRNPAF Base Nur Khan (Benazir Bhutto International Airport)Rawalpindi
- 89nmKDUSkardu International AirportSkardu
Location
Open the full mapVISR · Sheikh ul Alam International Airport · Srinagar, India