Kargil Airport

Kargil Airport is a military airfield in 6 km away from Kargil and 217 km from . It is one of two airports in the union territory of . The airport will be expanded for operation of commercial jets by the end of 2024.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in India
  • Also known as: “VI65”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kargil.

Photo: Soumya-8974, CC BY 2.0.
, the second capital of , , is the region's important transit hub, with roads leading from here to , , and Padum in .

Kargil Airport

Latitude
34.5221° or 34° 31′ 20″ north
Longitude
76.1538° or 76° 9′ 14″ east
Open location code
8J6RG5C3+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 419057045
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q3629936
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Satellite Map

Discover Kargil Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Kargil Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار كرغيل”
  • Bengali: “কার্গিল বিমানবন্দর”
  • Chinese: “卡吉尔机场”
  • Chinese: “卡吉爾機場”
  • French: “aérodrome de Kargil”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Kargil”
  • Hindi: “कारगिल हवाई अड्डा”
  • Indonesian: “VI65”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Kargil”
  • Marathi: “कारगिल विमानतळ”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه کارگیل”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Kargil”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи коргил”
  • Tamil: “கார்கில் விமான நிலையம்”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barkchan and Titichumik.

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