Shangri-La Air was an airline based in Nepal. It partly merged with Necon Air in 2001 and eventually ceased operations in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

The airline started operations in October 1999 with oneDe Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.^[3] Its name is derived from Shangri-La, a fictitious place described in James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon.^{[citation needed]}.

In 2001 Shangri-La Air and Karnali Air were partly merged into Necon Air. Shangri-La Air was operating a fleet of six aircraft, two Beechcraft 1900Ds and four De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters. Necon Air took over the Beechcraft,^[2] and Shangri-La continued operating the DHC-6s.

In August 2002,^[4] after the loss of one DHC-6, the airline operated only two aircraft.^[5] In 2007 its fleet consisted of only one DHC-6, until its closure in 2008.^[6]

Shangri-La Air regularly served the following destinations, some of which were discontinued before its closure:^[3]

It also ran scheduled mountain sightseeing flights from Kathmandu to the Mount Everest range. They usually departed in the early morning hours and returned one hour later.^[7]

At the time of closure, Shangri-La Air operated the following aircraft:^[2]

• 22 August 2002 - 2002 Shangri-La Air Twin Otter Crash^[8]

• "Shangri-La Air Pvt. Ltd. Your doorway to the sky!". Shangri-La Air. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2015.