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Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport (India)
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport is located near Leh, with Leh at 3mi↑, Rumbak at 10mi↑, Thang at 70mi↑, State of Jammu and Kashmīr at 85mi↑, Kargil at 88mi↑, Khapalu at 98mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in India and Southernmost airports in India
→ See also airports in India
aerial view of Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : VILH
- IATA code : IXL
- Local code : -
Elevation : 3256 m = 10682ft
→ See also Highest airports in India and Lowest airports in India
Runways
- runway 07L/25R : 2755m = 9039ft
- runway 06/24 : 152m = 499ft
- runway 07/25 : 152m = 499ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in India
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Aviation weather for Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport VILH IXL
METAR for Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport VILH IXL
VILH 200400Z VRB01KT 6000 SKC 22/M04 Q1025 NOSIG=
Decoded METAR for Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport VILH IXL
METAR issued by VILH on Friday, June 20, 2025 at 04:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 27 hours and -1406 minutes ago.
visibility is 6km = 4mi.
The temperature is 22°C = 72°F, dew point is -4°C = 25°F. The air is very dry : relative air humidity is 17 %.
QNH is 1025hPa = 30.27inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport VILH IXL
VILH 200330Z 2006/2018 29005KT 6000 FEW070 TEMPO 2010/2013 29015G25KT=
Decoded TAF for Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport VILH IXL
TAF issued by VILH on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 03:30 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 4 hours and 4 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, June 20, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, June 20, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
2006/2018 29005KT 6000 FEW070
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 290°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
few clouds at 7000ft = 2130m
temporarily from Friday, June 20, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Friday, June 20, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2010/2013 29015G25KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 290°
NOTAM for Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport
Around Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport (India)
near
- Hotels in Leh
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 2163mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 3552mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 3556mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 3562mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 3577mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 3622mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 3623mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 3637mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 3640mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 3646mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 3649mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 3656mi↑
- for Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport at 0mi↑
- for Leh airport at 1mi↑
- for Nimmoo airport at 14mi↑
nearest airports to Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport (India)
- Leh heliport ( IN-0004) at 1mi↑
- Nimmoo heliport ( IN-0305) at 14mi↑
- Karu heliport ( IN-0319) at 19mi↑
- Nimmoo Basgo Hydroelectric Plant heliport ( IN-0304) at 21mi↑
- Upshi heliport ( IN-0320) at 27mi↑
- Tangtse heliport ( IN-0280) at 34mi↑
- Thoise airport ( VI57) at 37mi↑
- Khaltsi heliport ( IN-0306) at 39mi↑
- Surtok heliport ( IN-0281) at 51mi↑
- Kiari heliport ( IN-0317) at 57mi↑
→ See also Former airports in India
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap