AirportsKullu Manali Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bhuntar, in Himachal Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KUU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KUU
- ICAO code
- VIBR
- City
- Bhuntar
- State or region
- Himachal Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.8767° N, 77.1544° E
- Elevation
- 1,089 m (3,573 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,125 m (3,690 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KUU means Kullu Manali Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VIBR. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.8767° N, 77.1544° E. It stands 1,089 metres (3,573 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Shimla, about 86 km away in a straight line.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kullu Manali Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,125 metres (3,690 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 112.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,125 m 3,690 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kangra AirportKangra | DHM | 90 km |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh International AirportChandigarh | IXC | 138 km |
| Adampur AirportAdampur | AIP | 141 km |
| Pathankot AirportPathankot | IXP | 149 km |
| Halwara International AirportHalwara | HWR | 192 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 369 km | 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,485 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,246 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,474 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,416 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,517 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,409 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,709 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,652 km | 13 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.