Airports / India / IXL
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
VILH / IXLLeh, IndiaELEV 10,682 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
123 nm
To the nearest alternate
Skardu International Airport (KDU).
Overview
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, listed as VILH / IXL, is a mid-sized airport in Leh, India. The airport sits 10,682 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into IXL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Skardu International Airport (KDU, 123 nm), Kangra Airport (DHM, 135 nm), and Kullu Manali Airport (KUU, 137 nm).
Charter pricing from IXL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Leh Air Force Station. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Leh.
Field capability
ICAO
VILH
IATA
IXL
FAA / Local
VILH
Elevation
10,682 ft
Coordinates
34.1359° N · 77.5465° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 10,682 ft, IXL sits higher than 99% of the 139 India fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 123nmKDUSkardu International AirportSkardu
- 135nmDHMKangra AirportKangra
- 137nmKUUKullu Manali AirportBhuntar
- 138nmSXRSheikh ul Alam International AirportSrinagar
- 141nmVIUXUdhampur Air Force StationUdhampur
- 149nmIXPPathankot AirportPathankot
Location
Open the full mapVILH · Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport · Leh, India