The first international airport of Himachal Pradesh is likely to come up at Balh valley of Mandi district.
The site for the airport will be finalised after satellite survey is carried out at the location.
The four-member team from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) conducted pre-feasibility survey of five sites in Mandi district and Balh site has almost been finalised.
The project will require a total of 698 acre of land in the Ner Chowk area. A five km long runway is available for new airport from Nagchala onwards.