Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
nativename-a =
nativename-r =


caption = Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
IATA = IXL
ICAO = VILH
type = Military/Public
operator =
city-served = Leh
location = Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
elevation-f = 10,682
elevation-m = 3,256
coordinates = coord|34|08|09|N|077|32|47|E|type:airport|display=inline
website =
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 06/24
r1-length-m = 152
r1-length-f = 500
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 07/25
r2-length-m = 152
r2-length-f = 500
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 07L/25R
r3-length-m = 2,755
r3-length-f = 9,040
r3-surface = Asphalt

Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport airport codes|IXL|VILH is an airport in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It's one of the highest airport in the world at convert|3256|m|0|abbr=on above mean sea level.

ecurity

Due to problems with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the security in Leh Airport is paramount. Earlier,On flights departing from Leh, hand baggage was not permitted. Additionally, a substantial number of police and the Indian Army patrol the airport. Also, due to the presence of mountain winds in the afternoon, all flights in Leh take off and land in the morning, around 7:00 am.

Airlines and destinations

*Indian Airlines ( Delhi, Jammu, Srinagar)
*Jet Airways (Delhi)
*Kingfisher Red (Delhi)

ee also

*Qamdo Bangda Airport, the highest commercial airport in the world, at convert|4334|m|0|abbr=on
*El Alto International Airport, at a height of convert|4061|m|0|abbr=on

External links

* [http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/leh_generalinfo.jsp Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport] at the Airports Authority of India web site
*WAD|VILH