{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport","iataCode":"IXL","icaoCode":"VILH","city":"Leh","country":"IN","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":34.135899,"longitude":77.546501},"elevationMeters":3256,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"At 3,256 m, Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IATA: IXL) in Ladakh ranks among the world's highest commercial airports – the thin air means departures cluster in the early morning. Named after the monk and diplomat Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, it serves a remote high-mountain region bordering China and Pakistan, linked by IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet mainly to Delhi. There is no commercial cargo handling here; the field is heavily strategic, with supplies moving by military airlift and by the ro","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/leh-kushok-bakula-rimpochee-airport-ixl","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/leh-kushok-bakula-rimpochee-airport-ixl","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport · (IATA: IXL) · Leh, IN · 3256 m"}