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== Military use ==
== Military use ==


Due to the presence of mountain winds in the afternoon, all flights take off and land in the morning. The approach is challenging as it is unidirectional and has high terrain towards the eastern end of the airport. [[Airport security]] is tight with [[Indian Army]] patrols. Due to its location in between the Himalayas, the approach to Leh Airport has been named as one of the world's most scenic approaches.<ref>{{Citation|last=Oscar Boyd|title=Highest Airports in the World: Landing in Leh (Air India) {{!}} 4K|date=21 October 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtLAzNIAQA}}</ref>
Due to the presence of mountain winds in the afternoon, all flights take off and land in the morning. The approach is challenging as it is unidirectional and has high terrain towards the eastern end of the airport.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} [[Airport security]] is tight with [[Indian Army]] patrols. Due to its location in between the Himalayas, the approach to Leh Airport has been named as one of the world's most scenic approaches.<ref>{{Citation|last=Oscar Boyd|title=Highest Airports in the World: Landing in Leh (Air India) {{!}} 4K|date=21 October 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtLAzNIAQA}}</ref>


==Civilian use==
==Civilian use==
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In February 2016, it was reported that the [[Indian Air Force]] has handed the airport to [[Airports Authority of India]] and AAI will expand it for civilian purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/srinagar/IAF-to-vacate-Leh-airport-to-develop-base-at-alternate-site/articleshow/50886778.cms|title=IAF to vacate Leh airport, to develop base at alternate site|date=6 February 2016}}</ref> But those reports of IAF vacating the entire air base were dismissed by Ministry of Defence and Leh Deputy Commissioner. They clarified that the IAF would vacate only a small part of land for construction of a new terminal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/no-plans-to-vacate-leh-air-base-iaf/193814.html|title=No plans to vacate Leh air base: IAF|date=9 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/new-terminal-to-be-built-at-leh-airport-for-rs-200-crore/articleshow/53326430.cms|title=New terminal to be built at Leh airport for Rs 2&nbsp;billion|date=21 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/leh-airport-on-expansion-mode-as-air-force-gives-11-acres-to-aai/445093.html|title=Leh airport on expansion mode as Air Force gives 11 acres to AAI|date=1 August 2017}}</ref>
In February 2016, it was reported that the [[Indian Air Force]] has handed the airport to [[Airports Authority of India]] and AAI will expand it for civilian purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/srinagar/IAF-to-vacate-Leh-airport-to-develop-base-at-alternate-site/articleshow/50886778.cms|title=IAF to vacate Leh airport, to develop base at alternate site|date=6 February 2016}}</ref> But those reports of IAF vacating the entire air base were dismissed by Ministry of Defence and Leh Deputy Commissioner. They clarified that the IAF would vacate only a small part of land for construction of a new terminal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/no-plans-to-vacate-leh-air-base-iaf/193814.html|title=No plans to vacate Leh air base: IAF|date=9 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/new-terminal-to-be-built-at-leh-airport-for-rs-200-crore/articleshow/53326430.cms|title=New terminal to be built at Leh airport for Rs 2&nbsp;billion|date=21 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/leh-airport-on-expansion-mode-as-air-force-gives-11-acres-to-aai/445093.html|title=Leh airport on expansion mode as Air Force gives 11 acres to AAI|date=1 August 2017}}</ref>


Construction of new terminal began in February 2019 with schedule completion in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Twenty-percent-work-completed-on-Leh-terminal|title=Twenty percent work completed on Leh terminal|website=www.projectstoday.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>
Construction of new terminal has been completed.


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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|[[Air India]]|[[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]], [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.in/time-table.htm|title=Air India Timetable|work=Air India|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[Air India]]|[[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]], [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.in/time-table.htm|title=Air India Timetable|work=Air India|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[GoAir]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goair.in/plan-my-trip/flight-schedule/|title=GoAir flight schedule|work=GoAir|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[Go First (airline)|Go First]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget-airline-goair-rebrands-as-go-first/article34552775.ece}}</ref>| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goair.in/plan-my-trip/flight-schedule/|title=GoAir flight schedule|work=GoAir|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[IndiGo]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/indigo-to-launch-flight-services-between-delhi-leh-on-february-22-6355571.html|title=IndiGo to launch flight services between Delhi, Leh on February 22|work=Moneycontrol|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
|[[IndiGo]]|[[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]]<ref name="IndiGo New Flights">{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html?linkNav=new-flights_header|title=IndiGo New Flights Information|work=IndiGo|accessdate=15 October 2021}}</ref>|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/indigo-to-launch-flight-services-between-delhi-leh-on-february-22-6355571.html|title=IndiGo to launch flight services between Delhi, Leh on February 22|work=Moneycontrol|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
|[[SpiceJet]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet flight schedule|work=SpiceJet|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[SpiceJet]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet flight schedule|work=SpiceJet|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[Vistara]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airvistara.com/trip/flightschedule|title=Vistara flight schedule|work=Vistara|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[Vistara]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airvistara.com/trip/flightschedule|title=Vistara flight schedule|work=Vistara|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
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| [[SpiceJet|SpiceXpress]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/spicejet-launches-dedicated-freighter-services-to-leh-in-ladakh-120112600827_1.html|title=SpiceJet launches dedicated freighter services to Leh in Ladakh|work=Business Standard|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
| [[SpiceJet|SpiceXpress]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/spicejet-launches-dedicated-freighter-services-to-leh-in-ladakh-120112600827_1.html|title=SpiceJet launches dedicated freighter services to Leh in Ladakh|work=Business Standard|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
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==See also==
; Military bases
* [[India-China Border Roads#Border airport and ALG projects|List of ALGs]]
* [[List of Indian Air Force stations]]
* [[Sino-Indian border dispute#Command|India-China military deployment on LAC]]
* [[Sino-Indian border dispute#List of disputed areas|List of disputed India-China areas]]
* [[Tianwendian]]
* [[Ukdungle]]
; Borders
* [[Actual Ground Position Line]] (AGPL)
* [[India–Pakistan border|India–Pakistan International Border]] (IB)
* [[Line of Control]] (LoC)
* [[Line of Actual Control]] (LAC)
* [[Sir Creek]] (SC)
* [[Borders of China]]
* [[Borders of India]]
*
; Conflicts
* [[Kashmir conflict]]
* [[Siachen conflict]]
* [[Sino-Indian War|Sino-Indian conflict]]
* [[:Category:Territorial disputes of China|List of disputed territories of China]]
* [[List of disputed territories of India]]
* [[:Category:Territorial disputes of Pakistan|List of disputed territories of Pakistan]]
* [[Northern Areas]]
* [[Trans-Karakoram Tract]]
; Operations
* [[Operation Meghdoot]], by India
* [[Operation Rajiv]], by India
* [[Operation Safed Sagar]], by India
; Other related topics
* [[India-China Border Roads]]
* [[List of extreme points of India]]
* [[Sino-Pakistan Agreement]] for transfer of Trans-Karakoram Tract to China
* [[Defence Institute of High Altitude Research]]
* [[Indian Astronomical Observatory]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport] at [[Airports Authority of India]] website.
* [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iaf-to-have-7-operational-advanced-landing-grounds-in-arunachal-pradesh-in-a-month/articleshow/49809013.cms?from=mdr IAF's ALG]
* [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iaf-to-have-7-operational-advanced-landing-grounds-in-arunachal-pradesh-in-a-month/articleshow/49809013.cms?from=mdr IAF's ALG]


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[[Category:Transport in Leh]]
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[[Category:Airports in Ladakh]]

Latest revision as of 21:26, 7 November 2021

"Leh airport" redirects here. For the airport in France with IATA code LEH, see Le Havre – Octeville Airport.


Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IATA: IXL, ICAO: VILH) is an airport in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, India. It is the 23rd highest commercial airport in the world at 3,256 m (10,682 ft) above mean sea level. The airport is named after 19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, an Indian statesman and monk, whose Spituk Monastery is in direct vicinity to the airfield.

Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesLeh
LocationLeh, Ladakh, India
Elevation AMSL3,256 m / 10,682 ft
Coordinates34°08′09″N 077°32′47″E / 34.13583°N 77.54639°E / 34.13583; 77.54639Coordinates: 34°08′09″N 077°32′47″E / 34.13583°N 77.54639°E / 34.13583; 77.54639
Map
IXL is located in Ladakh
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IXL is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,752 9,028 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2019 - March 2020)
Passenger movements7,63,042 (Decrease7.1)
Aircraft movements5982 (Increase10.2%)
Cargo tonnage1695 (Increase4.5%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Military useEdit

Due to the presence of mountain winds in the afternoon, all flights take off and land in the morning. The approach is challenging as it is unidirectional and has high terrain towards the eastern end of the airport.[citation needed] Airport security is tight with Indian Army patrols. Due to its location in between the Himalayas, the approach to Leh Airport has been named as one of the world's most scenic approaches.[4]

Civilian useEdit

Civil aviation enclaveEdit

In February 2016, it was reported that the Indian Air Force has handed the airport to Airports Authority of India and AAI will expand it for civilian purposes.[5] But those reports of IAF vacating the entire air base were dismissed by Ministry of Defence and Leh Deputy Commissioner. They clarified that the IAF would vacate only a small part of land for construction of a new terminal.[6][7][8]

Construction of new terminal has been completed.

Airlines and destinationsEdit

PassengerEdit

 
Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Airport
AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Air IndiaChandigarh, Delhi, Jammu, Srinagar[9]
Go First[10] Delhi[11]
IndiGoChandigarh, Delhi, Jammu[12][13]
SpiceJetDelhi, Srinagar[14]
VistaraDelhi[15]

CargoEdit

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
SpiceXpress Delhi[16]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2017: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 27 April 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2017: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 27 April 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2017: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 27 April 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Oscar Boyd (21 October 2017), Highest Airports in the World: Landing in Leh (Air India) | 4K
  5. ↑ "IAF to vacate Leh airport, to develop base at alternate site". 6 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "No plans to vacate Leh air base: IAF". 9 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "New terminal to be built at Leh airport for Rs 2 billion". 21 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Leh airport on expansion mode as Air Force gives 11 acres to AAI". 1 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Air India Timetable". Air India. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First".
  11. ↑ "GoAir flight schedule". GoAir. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "IndiGo New Flights Information". IndiGo. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "IndiGo to launch flight services between Delhi, Leh on February 22". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "SpiceJet flight schedule". SpiceJet. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Vistara flight schedule". Vistara. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "SpiceJet launches dedicated freighter services to Leh in Ladakh". Business Standard. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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