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Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

ICAO VILH34.1359°N 77.5465°E3,256 m / 10,682 ftMedium airport
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Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IATA: IXL, ICAO: VILH) is a medium airport in Leh, Ladakh, India. It opened in 1985. It has one runway, 2,755 m (9,040 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India.

Timeline

1 event · 1985–1985
1985
OpenedLeh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport opens.
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Leh Airport Terminal
07L/25R069° / 249° · LIT
LENGTH2,755 m9,040 ftWIDTH46 m150 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Routes

5 destinations · 1 country
Most destinationsAir India 4SpiceJet 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from IXL. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport” (revision of 14 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,755 m9,040 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#1,723of 29,823 · #514 Asia · #43 INElevation3,256 m10,682 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#78of 43,341 · #27 Asia · #5 INAgeOpened 19852026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=8,834of 15,079 · =421 Asia · #46 INRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =22 IN
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record