Kargil Airport
Kargil Airport is a military airfield in Kargil district 6 km away from Kargil and 217 km from Leh. It is one of two airports in the union territory of Ladakh. The airport will be expanded for operation of commercial jets by the end of 2024.- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 2,927 metres (9,603 feet)
- …is also known as “VI65”
- Description: airport in India
Places in the Area
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Kargil Airport
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Latitude
34.5221° or 34° 31′ 20″ north
Longitude
76.1538° or 76° 9′ 14″ east
Open location code
8J6RG5C3+RG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway = aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = military
OpenStreetMap feature
military = airfield
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tamil—“Kargil Airport” goes by many names.
مطار كرغيلArabic
কার্গিল বিমানবন্দরBengali
卡吉尔机场Chinese
卡吉爾機場Chinese
कारगिल हवाई अड्डाHindi
VI65Indonesian
Lapangan Terbang KargilMalay
कारगिल विमानतळMarathi
فرودگاه کارگیلPersian
Aeroportul KargilRomanian
Фурудгоҳи коргилTajik
கார்கில் விமான நிலையம்Tamil
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