Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

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Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
IATA: IXL – ICAO: VILH
Summary
Airport type		Public/Military
Serves		Leh
Location		Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Elevation AMSL		10,682 ft / 3,256 m
Coordinates		34°08′9.14″N 77°32′47.45″E / 34.1358722, 77.5465139
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
06/24	152	500	Asphalt
07/25	152	500	Asphalt
07L/25R	2,755	9,040	Asphalt

Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is an airport in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India (IATA: IXL, ICAO: VILH). It's one of the highest airport in the world at 3,256 metres (10,682 ft) AMSL.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Indian (Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu, Srinagar)
• Jet Airways (Delhi)
• Air Deccan (Delhi)

[edit] Security

Due to problems with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the security in Leh Airport is paramount. On flights departing from Leh, hand baggage is not permitted. Additionally, a substantial number of police and jawans 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.

[edit] See also

• Qamdo Bangda Airport, the highest commercial airport in the world, at 4,334 m (14,219 ft)
• El Alto International Airport, at a height of 4,061 m (13,323 ft)