List of airports in Ladakh

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Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh IXL Front 2010.jpg
Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh
Fukche Advance Landing Ground Aerial view of runway of Fukche Advance landing ground.jpg
Fukche Advance Landing Ground
IAF C-130J aircraft at Daulat Beg Oldie IAF C-130J Super Hercules at Daulat Beg Oldie.jpg
IAF C-130J aircraft at Daulat Beg Oldie
Indian Air Force officials at Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground Air Marshal N.A.K. Browne AOC-in-C Western Air Command and Lieutenant General P.C. Bhardwaj alongwith aircrew at Nyoma ALG after the first ever fixed wing aircraft landing at Nyoma, in Eastern Ladakh on September 18, 2009.jpg
Indian Air Force officials at Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground

The Indian union-territory of Ladakh currently has only one airport meant for civilian flights, the Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh. The airport at Leh is jointly operated by the Airports Authority of India and the Indian Air Force. There is another airport at Kargil, but it is currently used for defence purposes only. Several airstrips have been built by the Indian Air Force in Ladakh in the past to improve connectivity and for security purposes. Since the start of 2020–2022 China–India skirmishes, the Government of India has pushed for improving the existing aviation infrastructure across Ladakh. [1] [2]

The new terminal at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is proposed to be opened in December 2022. [3] There have been proposals to enable the Kargil Airport and Thoise Airport for handling commercial flights but there has not been significant progress. [4] [5] [6]

List

The list includes the airports in Ladakh with their respective ICAO and IATA codes. [7]

List of airports in Ladakh
Sl. no.Location in LadakhAirport name ICAO IATA OperatorCategoryRole
Domestic Airports
1 Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport VILHIXL Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial/Defence
Military Airbases
1 Chushul Chushul ALG nonenone Indian Air Force Military airstripDefence
2 Daulat Beg Oldi Daulat Beg Oldi ALG nonenone Indian Air Force Military airstripDefence
3 Fukche Fukche ALG VI66none Indian Air Force Military airstripDefence
4 Kargil Kargil Airport VI65none Indian Air Force Military airstripDefence
5 Nyoma Nyoma ALG nonenone Indian Air Force Military airstripDefence
6 Tangtse Tangtse ALG nonenone Indian Air Force Military airstrip
(Proposed)		Defence
7 Thoise Thoise ALG VI57none Indian Air Force Military airportDefence

References

  1. ↑ "India plans 4 airports, 37 helipads for boosting Ladakh connectivity". Economic Times. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Central wildlife panel nod to upgrade IAF base, other strategic projects near LAC in Ladakh". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "New Leh airport terminal likely to become operational by Dec 2022: Govt". Business Standard. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "11 Airports in Jammu & Kashmir and 2 in Ladakh for Bidding in UDAN 4.0". Press Information Bureau, India. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Secy Aviation explores air connectivity in Kargil with CMD SpiceJet". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Civil Aviation Ministry team visits Kargil Airport for exploring civil operations". Ladakh Administration. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "List of Airports in India:" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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