KUUVIBR

Kullu Manali Airport

Bhuntar, India · Asia

Asia Asia/Calcutta

2direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

1,125 mLongest runway

Kullu–Manali Airport (IATA: KUU, ICAO: VIBR), also called Bhuntar Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Kullu and Manali in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The airport is located at Bhuntar, 11 km from Kullu and 52 km from Manali. The airport is considered a challenging airport for pilots because of its single runway set in a deep valley whose peaks rise several thousand feet higher than the runway. Also, the airport is located on the banks of the river Beas, and in 1995, its flash floods posed a threat to the runway. The new air terminal at Bhuntar was inaugurated in 2008, and the airport apron enlarged to park two aircraft at a time. Kingfisher Airlines ceased operations in September 2012 while Air India Regional resumed its operations to Kullu in May 2013. Himalayan Bulls, in collaboration with Deccan Charters, commenced Kullu-Chandigarh-Kullu flights thrice a day from 2 April 2014. As of April 2024, Alliance Air is the sole airline operating to and from the airport.

Location

31.877°N, 77.154°E · 1.089 m s. n. m. (3.573 ft)

General data

CountryIndia

CityBhuntar

IATA codeKUU

ICAO codeVIBR

Coordinates31.877°N, 77.154°E

Elevation1.089 m s. n. m. (3.573 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Calcutta

Runways1

Longest runway1,125 m

OperatorDirección de Aeropuertos de la India

Direct destinations2

Runways · 1

16/34

Length1,125 m3,691 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

122.300

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Alliance Air

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Kullu Manali Airport (KUU). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KUU

MLA

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Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_kuu,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Kullu Manali Airport (KUU)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KUU},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KUU}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

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