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Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport lies on the high Ladakh plateau at Leh, India, and is one of the highest-elevation civil airports in the world at 10,696 feet. It shares its site with the Leh Air Force Station, reflecting a long-standing joint civil and military role, and offers a single paved runway aligned 07/25 for arriving and departing traffic.
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport serves the town of Leh in the Ladakh region of northern India. It operates as a joint civil and military facility, sharing its site with the Leh Air Force Station, and its high-altitude Himalayan setting makes it a notable and demanding destination for any pilot studying the field.
The airport sits at coordinates 34.1363 N, 77.5471 E on the Ladakh plateau, at a field elevation of 10,696 feet, making it one of the highest civilian aerodromes anywhere. Its surrounding terrain is high mountain plateau country typical of the region.
The airport has a single physical runway, 07/25, of hard surface construction and lit. Declared length varies markedly by direction: 10,357 feet is available on runway 07, while 9,029 feet is available on runway 25, reflecting differing declared distances between the two ends. There is no ILS installed at the field.
The aerodrome's ICAO identifier is VILH. No communications frequencies are published for the field, and there is no ILS approach available.
The airport takes its name from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee, a senior Ladakhi Buddhist religious and political figure. The field is tagged as the Leh Air Force Station, indicating its long-standing dual role as a military and civil airfield.
The airport continues to operate as a joint civil and military airfield, recorded as offering scheduled airline service alongside its military function as the Leh Air Force Station.