VILH

Leh/Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport

Airport
ICAO code
VILH
IATA Code
IXL
Summary
ICAO Region
APAC
ICAO Territory
Location

Leh, Jammu and Kashir,

Serving
Leh
Elevation
10682 ft
Coordinates
34° 8' 15" N , 77° 32' 47" E
KCC
Airport CFIT
Altimeter Temperature Error Correction
Airport RE
Hot and High Operations
Metar
VILH 071230Z 31004KT 6000 BKN150 13/M11 Q1027 NOSIG

Description

Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport is a public use airport located 2 km southwest of Leh, a town in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is one of the highest airports in the world at an elevation of 3,256 m (10,682 ft) above mean sea level.

Climatology

Dry desert climate (Köppen climate classification Bwk) with hot, very dry summers and cold winters with very little snow.

Airport map

Aerial View

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