Airports / India / SXV
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
72 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ).
Overview
Salem Airport (VOSM / SXV) sits in Salem, India, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,008 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SXV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ, 72 nm), HAL Airport (VOBG, 74 nm), and Coimbatore International Airport (CJB, 75 nm).
Charter pricing from SXV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Salem.
Field capability
ICAO
VOSM
IATA
SXV
FAA / Local
VOSM
Elevation
1,008 ft
Coordinates
11.7833° N · 78.0656° 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 1,008 ft, SXV sits higher than 68% 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.
- 72nmTRZTiruchirappalli International AirportTiruchirappalli
- 74nmVOBGHAL AirportBangalore
- 75nmCJBCoimbatore International AirportCoimbatore
- 87nmMYQMysore AirportMysore
- 88nmBLRKempegowda International Airport BengaluruBengaluru
- 103nmPNYPondicherry AirportPuducherry (Pondicherry)
Location
Open the full mapVOSM · Salem Airport · Salem, India