AirportsLeh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Leh, in Ladakh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXL
- ICAO code
- VILH
- City
- Leh
- State or region
- Ladakh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.1359° N, 77.5465° E
- Elevation
- 3,256 m (10,682 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,755 m (9,040 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXL means Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VILH. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.1359° N, 77.5465° E. It stands 3,256 metres (10,682 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,755 metres (9,040 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 35.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07L/25R | 2,755 m 9,040 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Skardu International AirportSkardu, Pakistan | KDU | 227 km |
| Kangra AirportKangra | DHM | 250 km |
| Kullu Manali AirportBhuntar | KUU | 254 km |
| Srinagar International AirportSrinagar | SXR | 256 km |
| Pathankot AirportPathankot | IXP | 276 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 622 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,736 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,352 km | 3 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,327 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,197 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,264 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,565 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,584 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,773 km | 13 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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