Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

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Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is a high-altitude civilian airport in Leh, Ladakh, serving as a key air gateway to the Indian Himalayas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
civilian airport
high-altitude airport
cityServed Leh
country India
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 10682 feet
about 3256 metres
hasCharacteristic challenging approach
surrounded by mountains
hasClimateCondition high-altitude rarefied air
hasFunction key air gateway to Ladakh
key air gateway to the Indian Himalayas
hasRestriction daytime operations only in most conditions
hasType joint-use airport
IATAcode IXL
ICAOcode VILH
isOneOf highest commercial airports in the world
locatedIn Himalayas
surface form: Indian Himalayas

Ladakh
Leh
northern India
locatedNear Indus River basin
surface form: Indus River valley
namedAfter Kushok Bakula Rinpoche
operator Airports Authority of India
Indian Air Force
regionServed Ladakh
surface form: Union Territory of Ladakh
requires special aircraft performance considerations due to altitude
runwayCount 1
runwayDesignation 07/25
runwaySurface asphalt
serves Indian Himalayas
Ladakh
Leh
servesAs primary airport for tourism to Ladakh
timezone IST
usedFor civilian air traffic
military operations
UTCoffset +05:30

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Ladakh hasAirport Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
Leh transport Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
this entity surface form: served by Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
Magnetic Hill nearbyAirport Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport