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	\| location = [[Kargil district\|Kargil]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]		\| location = [[Kargil district\|Kargil]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
	\| IATA = ~~S1BW2~~		\| IATA =
	\| ICAO = VI65		\| ICAO = VI65
	\| owner = [[Airport Authority of India]], [[Administration of Ladakh]]		\| owner = [[Airport Authority of India]], [[Administration of Ladakh]]
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	\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Ladakh
	\| pushpin_label = Kargil Airport		\| pushpin_label = Kargil Airport
	\| r1-number = 02/20		\| r1-number = 02/20
	\| r1-length-f = 6,004 <!-- width 106 ft -->		\| r1-length-f = 6,004 <!-- width 106 ft -->
	\| r1-length-m = 1,830 <!-- width 32 m -->		\| r1-length-m = 1,830 <!-- width 32 m -->
	\| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]		\| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete\|Asphalt]]
	\| name = Kargil Airport		\| name = Kargil Airport
	\| city-served = [[Kargil]]		\| city-served = [[Kargil]]
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	'''Kargil Airport''' {{Airport codes\|\|VI65}} ~~(IATA: S1BW2)~~ is a military airfield in [[Kargil district]] {{cvt\|6\|km}} away from Kargil and {{cvt\|217\|km}} from [[Leh]]. It is one of two airports in the [[States and union territories of India\|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The airport will be expanded for ~~operations~~ of commercial jets by the end of ~~2019~~.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news\|title=~~Civilian flights to~~ Kargil ~~by year-end: Jammu & Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik~~ \|url=https://~~timesofindia~~.~~indiatimes~~.~~com/india~~/~~civilian-flights-to~~-kargil-by-~~year~~-~~end~~-~~jammu~~-~~kashmir~~-~~governor~~-~~satya~~-~~pal-malik~~/~~articleshow/70425271.cms~~ \|work=[[~~The Times of India~~]] \|date= ~~29 July 2019~~ \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>~~{{Update inline\|date=November 2020\|reason=2019 is passed. Is Kargil Airport commercial yet?}}~~		'''Kargil Airport''' {{Airport codes\|\|VI65}} is a military airfield in [[Kargil district]] {{cvt\|6\|km}} away from Kargil and {{cvt\|217\|km}} from [[Leh]]. It is one of two airports in the [[States and union territories of India\|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The airport will be expanded for operation of commercial jets by the end of 2024.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news\|title=CEC Kargil Dr Jaffer takes stock of Kargil Airport expansion \|url=https://ladakh.gov.in/cec-kargil-dr-jaffer-takes-stock-of-kargil-airport-expansion/ \|work=[[Ladakh]] \|date= 22 Dec 2023 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
	~~(Dzongkha and Ladakhi)~~

	== History ==		== History ==
	[[file:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being received by local leader, on his arrival at Kargil Airport, in Jammu & Kashmir on August 12, 2014.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~The~~ Prime Minister~~, Shri~~ Narendra Modi being received by local ~~leader,~~ on his arrival at Kargil Airport~~, in Jammu & Kashmir~~ on August ~~12,~~ 2014]]		[[file:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being received by local leader, on his arrival at Kargil Airport, in Jammu & Kashmir on August 12, 2014.jpg\|thumb\|left\|[[Prime Minister of India\|Indian prime minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] being received by local leaders on his arrival at Kargil Airport on 12 August 2014]]
	The airport was built by the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir\|State Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1996 for civilian operations.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kargil to be a major Indian Air Force base \|url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kargil-to-be-a-major-indian-air-force-base_734785.html \|publisher=[[Zee News]] \|date= 29 January 2018 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> and was leased to the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kargil Airport To Be Expanded \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107082 \|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] \|date= 21 July 2014 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>		The airport was built by the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir\|State Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1996 for civilian operations.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kargil to be a major Indian Air Force base \|url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kargil-to-be-a-major-indian-air-force-base_734785.html \|publisher=[[Zee News]] \|date= 29 January 2018 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> and was leased to the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kargil Airport To Be Expanded \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107082 \|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] \|date= 21 July 2014 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
	Kargil rose to prominence in the late 1990s as the site of an undeclared war between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Regulator asks SpiceJet to start flights to Kargil \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/R3AuwRTD08VXFJywxVoVvJ/Regulator-asks-SpiceJet-to-start-flights-to-Kargil.html \|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)\|Live Mint]] \|date= 27 September 2012 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>		Kargil rose to prominence in the late 1990s as the site of an undeclared war between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Regulator asks SpiceJet to start flights to Kargil \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/R3AuwRTD08VXFJywxVoVvJ/Regulator-asks-SpiceJet-to-start-flights-to-Kargil.html \|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)\|Live Mint]] \|date= 27 September 2012 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
	AAI transferred the operational control and maintenance to [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) because the airport was vulnerable to shelling by Pakistani forces.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ministry of defence to run Kargil airport \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/75094/ministry-of-defence-to-run-kargil-airport \|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]] \|date= 29 December 2002 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>		AAI transferred the operational control and maintenance to [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) because the airport was vulnerable to shelling by Pakistani forces.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ministry of defence to run Kargil airport \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/75094/ministry-of-defence-to-run-kargil-airport \|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]] \|date= 29 December 2002 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>

	The [[civil enclave]] at the airfield is managed by the state government. The terminal building has the capacity to handle 100 peak hour passengers at a time. It was built by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) at a cost of 350 million Rupees, initially for civilian use but was transferred to the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) in 2003 after it was damaged in the [[Kargil War]] in 1999.<ref>[http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian-defence/187136-full-fledged-air-base-kargil-its-implication-india-analysis.html A Full-Fledged Air Base In Kargil ~~And Its~~ Implication ~~For~~ India Analysis]</ref>		The [[civil enclave]] at the airfield is managed by the state government. The terminal building has the capacity to handle 100 peak hour passengers at a time. It was built by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) at a cost of 350 million Rupees, initially for civilian use but was transferred to the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) in 2003 after it was damaged in the [[Kargil War]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian-defence/187136-full-fledged-air-base-kargil-its-implication-india-analysis.html \|title=A Full-Fledged Air Base in Kargil and its Implication for India - Analysis \|access-date=14 May 2013 \|archive-date=18 June 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618092539/http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian-defence/187136-full-fledged-air-base-kargil-its-implication-india-analysis.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	The Air Force operates its [[An-32]] aircraft from for an air courier service that transports civilians from Kargil to Srinagar and [[Jammu]] during the harsh winter season.<ref>{{cite news\|title= J&K starts air courier service for Kargil \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/packaging/jk-starts-air-courier-service-for-kargil/articleshow/2637165.cms \|work=[[The Economic Times]] \|date= 20 December 2007 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>		The Air Force operates its [[An-32]] aircraft from for an air courier service that transports civilians from Kargil to Srinagar and [[Jammu]] during the harsh winter season.<ref>{{cite news\|title= J&K starts air courier service for Kargil \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/packaging/jk-starts-air-courier-service-for-kargil/articleshow/2637165.cms \|work=[[The Economic Times]] \|date= 20 December 2007 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
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	\| location = [[Kargil district\|Kargil]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]		\| location = [[Kargil district\|Kargil]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
	\| IATA =		\| IATA = S1BW2
	\| ICAO = VI65		\| ICAO = VI65
	\| owner = [[Administration of Ladakh]]		\| owner = [[Airport Authority of India]], [[Administration of Ladakh]]
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	'''Kargil Airport''' {{Airport codes\|\|VI65}} is a military airfield in [[Kargil district]] {{cvt\|6\|km}} away from Kargil and {{cvt\|217\|km}} from [[Leh]]. It is one of two airports in the [[States and union territories of India\|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The airport will be expanded for operations of commercial jets by the end of 2019.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news\|title=Civilian flights to Kargil by year-end: Jammu & Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/civilian-flights-to-kargil-by-year-end-jammu-kashmir-governor-satya-pal-malik/articleshow/70425271.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date= 29 July 2019 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>{{Update inline\|date=November 2020\|reason=2019 is passed. Is Kargil Airport commercial yet?}}		'''Kargil Airport''' {{Airport codes\|\|VI65}} (IATA: S1BW2) is a military airfield in [[Kargil district]] {{cvt\|6\|km}} away from Kargil and {{cvt\|217\|km}} from [[Leh]]. It is one of two airports in the [[States and union territories of India\|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The airport will be expanded for operations of commercial jets by the end of 2019.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news\|title=Civilian flights to Kargil by year-end: Jammu & Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/civilian-flights-to-kargil-by-year-end-jammu-kashmir-governor-satya-pal-malik/articleshow/70425271.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date= 29 July 2019 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>{{Update inline\|date=November 2020\|reason=2019 is passed. Is Kargil Airport commercial yet?}}
			(Dzongkha and Ladakhi)

	== History ==		== History ==
			[[file:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being received by local leader, on his arrival at Kargil Airport, in Jammu & Kashmir on August 12, 2014.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being received by local leader, on his arrival at Kargil Airport, in Jammu & Kashmir on August 12, 2014]]
	The airport was built by the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir\|State Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1996 for civilian operations.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kargil to be a major Indian Air Force base \|url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kargil-to-be-a-major-indian-air-force-base_734785.html \|publisher=[[Zee News]] \|date= 29 January 2018 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> and was leased to the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kargil Airport To Be Expanded \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107082 \|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] \|date= 21 July 2014 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>		The airport was built by the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir\|State Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1996 for civilian operations.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kargil to be a major Indian Air Force base \|url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kargil-to-be-a-major-indian-air-force-base_734785.html \|publisher=[[Zee News]] \|date= 29 January 2018 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> and was leased to the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kargil Airport To Be Expanded \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107082 \|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] \|date= 21 July 2014 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
	Kargil rose to prominence in the late 1990s as the site of an undeclared war between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Regulator asks SpiceJet to start flights to Kargil \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/R3AuwRTD08VXFJywxVoVvJ/Regulator-asks-SpiceJet-to-start-flights-to-Kargil.html \|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)\|Live Mint]] \|date= 27 September 2012 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>		Kargil rose to prominence in the late 1990s as the site of an undeclared war between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Regulator asks SpiceJet to start flights to Kargil \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/R3AuwRTD08VXFJywxVoVvJ/Regulator-asks-SpiceJet-to-start-flights-to-Kargil.html \|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)\|Live Mint]] \|date= 27 September 2012 \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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{{Infobox airport
| location = [[Kargil district|Kargil]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
| IATA =
| ICAO = VI65
| owner = [[Administration of Ladakh]]
| operator = [[Indian Air Force]]
| metric-rwy = y
| metric-elev = y
| elevation-f = 9,604
| elevation-m = 2,927
| coordinates = {{coord|34|31|22|N|076|09|18|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh
| pushpin_label = Kargil Airport
| r1-number = 02/20
| r1-length-f = 6,004 
| r1-length-m = 1,830 
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| name = Kargil Airport
| city-served = [[Kargil]]
| type = Military
}}

'''Kargil Airport''' {{Airport codes||VI65}} is a military airfield in [[Kargil district]] {{cvt|6|km}} away from Kargil and {{cvt|217|km}} from [[Leh]]. It is one of two airports in the [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The airport will be expanded for operations of commercial jets by the end of 2019.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news|title=Civilian flights to Kargil by year-end: Jammu & Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/civilian-flights-to-kargil-by-year-end-jammu-kashmir-governor-satya-pal-malik/articleshow/70425271.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 29 July 2019 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=November 2020|reason=2019 is passed. Is Kargil Airport commercial yet?}}

== History ==
The airport was built by the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|State Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] in 1996 for civilian operations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kargil to be a major Indian Air Force base |url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kargil-to-be-a-major-indian-air-force-base_734785.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date= 29 January 2018 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> and was leased to the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI).<ref>{{cite news|title=Kargil Airport To Be Expanded |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107082 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date= 21 July 2014 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
Kargil rose to prominence in the late 1990s as the site of an undeclared war between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Regulator asks SpiceJet to start flights to Kargil |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/R3AuwRTD08VXFJywxVoVvJ/Regulator-asks-SpiceJet-to-start-flights-to-Kargil.html |publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Live Mint]] |date= 27 September 2012 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
AAI transferred the operational control and maintenance to [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) because the airport was vulnerable to shelling by Pakistani forces.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ministry of defence to run Kargil airport |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/75094/ministry-of-defence-to-run-kargil-airport |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date= 29 December 2002 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>

The [[civil enclave]] at the airfield is managed by the state government. The terminal building has the capacity to handle 100 peak hour passengers at a time. It was built by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) at a cost of 350 million Rupees, initially for civilian use but was transferred to the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) in 2003 after it was damaged in the [[Kargil War]] in 1999.<ref>[http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian-defence/187136-full-fledged-air-base-kargil-its-implication-india-analysis.html A Full-Fledged Air Base In Kargil And Its Implication For India Analysis]</ref>

The Air Force operates its [[An-32]] aircraft from for an air courier service that transports civilians from Kargil to Srinagar and [[Jammu]] during the harsh winter season.<ref>{{cite news|title= J&K starts air courier service for Kargil |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/packaging/jk-starts-air-courier-service-for-kargil/articleshow/2637165.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date= 20 December 2007 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>

The airport is a much debated issue for local politicians as well as the public who pursue the point that the airport should be opened to commercial civilian services.<ref>[http://www.indiankanoon.org/docfragment/1031524/?formInput=SHRI%20HASSAN%20KHAN MATTERS UNDER RULE-377: Regarding Need For Early Commissioning Of ... on 22 November, 2000]</ref><ref>[http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/aug/12/operate-air-service-to-kargil-akhoon-to-ca-minister-90.asp Operate air service to Kargil Akhoon to CA Minister Lastupdate:- Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com]</ref>
[[Air Mantra]] became the first commercial company to land a civilian aircraft at the airport when it landed a 17-seater aircraft with dignitaries, including then Chief Minister of the state [[Omar Abdullah]], on board in January, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Civilian flight takes off from Kargil airport |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/civilian-flight-takes-off-from-kargil-airport/article4282616.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date= 7 January 2013 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> However, the service could not be sustained.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flights to Kargil, Kasauli soon |url= https://www.cntraveller.in/story/flights-kargil-kasauli-soon/ |publisher=[[Condé Nast Traveller]] |date= 29 January 2018 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>

The Jammu and Kashmir government sanctioned ₹ billion to upgrade the airport to handle commercial flights. A pre-feasibility study was conducted by the AAI in June 2019. The report recommended extending the existing {{convert|6,000|ft|adj=on}} runway by another {{cvt|5,000|ft}} in order to make it suitable for commercial jets.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-04-13|title=Kargil airport to operate commercial flights|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/kargil-airport-to-operate-commercial-flights/as70465848.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

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