Domestic airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Leh Airport Traffic

Leh airport handled 1.20 lakh passengers in August 2026, 18.5% more than in August 2025, across 1,012 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 6.25 lakh passengers, 20.0% more than a year earlier, ranking #36 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was July 2022, with 1.57 lakh passengers. All of its passenger traffic over the last 12 months was domestic. It handled 1,733 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India
#36of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.39% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
18.5%
1.20 L

1,20,223 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
18.8%
1,012

About 33 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo
19.0%
159 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers
0

0.0% of all passengers

FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026), compared with the same months a year earlier

Passengers
20.0%
6.25 L

6,24,938 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
18.6%
4,948

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
17.5%
707 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Leh airport, month by month

Every monthly AAI report since January 2017, split into domestic and international.

Monthly traffic

The dashed line is the same month a year earlier. Drag the slider to see other years.

Year by year

Financial years (April to March), split into domestic and international, with the change from the previous year.

Hatched columns are partial years; their growth compares the same months a year earlier.

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Leh airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months6,24,93820.0%4,9487070.0%
FY 2025-2610,37,23113.2%8,0781,6280.0%
FY 2024-2511,94,89211.2%8,6861,9100.0%
FY 2023-2410,74,42614.8%7,6141,7310.0%
FY 2022-2312,60,72520.0%9,0681,9380.0%
FY 2021-2210,50,714226.9%8,7042,9760.0%
FY 2020-213,21,46257.9%2,9602,3700.0%
FY 2019-207,63,0427.1%5,9681,9250.0%
FY 2018-198,21,68918.7%6,5941,6950.0%
FY 2017-186,92,01022.7%5,9821,6220.0%
FY 2016-173 months1,05,23931.0%9765440.0%

Month by month

Seasonality across every year on record, and how each month compares with a year earlier.

Each square is one month; darker means busier. Hover for the exact figure and the change from a year earlier.

View all 116 months as a table
Leh airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 20261,20,22318.5%1,20,22301,012159
Jul 20261,21,0187.9%1,21,01801,000174
Jun 20261,27,38110.8%1,27,3810996117
May 20261,38,86274.5%1,38,8620992118
Apr 20261,17,4544.3%1,17,4540948139
Mar 202669,14014.5%69,1400538137
Feb 202670,76512.3%70,7650486140
Jan 202672,7717.3%72,7710510158
Dec 202574,3472.0%74,3470500138
Nov 202577,3170.7%77,3170554123
Oct 202583,98813.1%83,9880751121
Sep 20251,01,27814.7%1,01,2780849208
Aug 20251,01,42020.0%1,01,4200852134
Jul 20251,12,20111.3%1,12,2010952159
Jun 20251,14,91511.8%1,14,9150882102
May 202579,57237.2%79,572064072
Apr 202579,51724.1%79,5170564136
Mar 202580,89720.0%80,8970628256
Feb 202563,0302.3%63,0300466126
Jan 202567,8041.0%67,8040482161
Dec 202475,8988.9%75,8980528155
Nov 202476,81727.6%76,8170524105
Oct 202496,59715.3%96,5970752122
Sep 20241,18,7267.2%1,18,7260908133
Aug 20241,26,83313.6%1,26,8330914139
Jul 20241,26,46916.6%1,26,4690892158
Jun 20241,30,30919.0%1,30,3090887142
May 20241,26,68428.0%1,26,6840911231
Apr 20241,04,82814.3%1,04,8280794183
Mar 202467,38819.2%67,3880506209
Feb 202464,4829.3%64,4820468124
Jan 202467,1382.9%67,1380528114
Dec 202369,7180.7%69,7180468139
Nov 202360,20116.0%60,201040699
Oct 202383,8088.1%83,8080618133
Sep 20231,10,7214.1%1,10,721077057
Aug 20231,11,65821.4%1,11,6580808167
Jul 20231,08,47630.8%1,08,4760718146
Jun 20231,09,51621.1%1,09,5160726131
May 202398,95228.8%98,9520630231
Apr 20231,22,3685.8%1,22,3680968181
Mar 202383,4313.1%83,431069870
Feb 202371,08113.2%71,0810514317
Jan 202365,24740.0%65,2470472224
Dec 202270,24410.3%70,2440534219
Nov 202271,70114.3%71,7010536197
Oct 202291,18926.9%91,189070858
Sep 20221,15,50920.0%1,15,5090816110
Aug 20221,42,0730.7%1,42,07301,004131
Jul 20221,56,81120.7%1,56,81101,104155
Jun 20221,38,729111.6%1,38,7290874149
May 20221,39,018355.7%1,39,0180908146
Apr 20221,15,69261.8%1,15,6920900162
Mar 202286,12837.7%86,1280730398
Feb 202262,78625.6%62,7860558504
Jan 202246,61312.6%46,6130434399
Dec 202163,68959.2%63,6890650268
Nov 202183,671174.0%83,6710704230
Oct 20211,24,824373.5%1,24,82401,032169
Sep 20211,44,424621.0%1,44,42401,060110
Aug 20211,41,113653.2%1,41,11301,084145
Jul 20211,29,909597.2%1,29,9090936129
Jun 202165,556481.0%65,556052286
May 202130,509999+%30,509032687
Apr 202171,492New71,4920668451
Mar 202162,56789.9%62,5670582279
Feb 202150,00710.5%50,0070442274
Jan 202141,4120.7%41,4120400708
Dec 202040,0083.2%40,0080342326
Nov 202030,54027.9%30,5400252189
Oct 202026,36359.0%26,3630236169
Sep 202020,03074.9%20,0300226145
Aug 202018,73478.1%18,7340150106
Jul 202018,63278.7%18,6320174105
Jun 202011,28388.1%11,283011864
May 20201,88697.9%1,8860385
Apr 20200100.0%0000
Mar 202032,94827.6%32,9480292144
Feb 202045,2727.6%45,2720352101
Jan 202041,1188.6%41,1180328138
Dec 201941,33514.1%41,3350328184
Nov 201942,3547.6%42,3540320159
Oct 201964,3240.5%64,3240534178
Sep 201979,95310.0%79,9530616135
Aug 201985,6786.0%85,6780650126
Jul 201987,4719.4%87,4710682139
Jun 201994,7103.7%94,7100664147
May 201989,0426.8%89,0420704186
Apr 201958,8372.2%58,8370498288
Mar 201945,5157.9%45,5150398170
Feb 201942,0814.1%42,0810336152
Jan 201945,00119.0%45,0010412220
Dec 201848,11020.5%48,1100434212
Nov 201845,83823.1%45,8380386236
Oct 201864,63633.7%64,6360542132
Sep 201888,84015.9%88,840068491
Aug 201891,14519.9%91,145072475
Jul 201896,53717.2%96,537073093
Jun 201898,3308.2%98,330070295
May 201895,50422.7%95,5040722110
Apr 201860,15242.0%60,1520524109
Mar 201842,1661.4%42,1660394198
Feb 201840,41813.7%40,4180320161
Jan 201837,81640.4%37,8160326227
Dec 201739,92540.4%39,9250344151
Nov 201737,23139.4%37,231033274
Oct 201748,35217.3%48,352050274
Sep 201776,62032.0%76,620068085
Aug 201776,02920.7%76,029071091
Jul 201782,40226.9%82,4020722104
Jun 201790,89531.4%90,8950708150
May 201777,81022.2%77,8100594231
Apr 201742,3462.3%42,346035076
Mar 201742,76742.0%42,7670404230
Feb 201735,54432.4%35,5440322216
Jan 201726,92815.2%26,928025098

Leh airport: common questions

How many passengers used Leh airport in August 2026?

1,20,223 passengers (1,20,223 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 18.5% more than in August 2025.

How many passengers has Leh airport handled in FY 2026-27?

6,24,938 passengers from April to August 2026, 20.0% more than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #36 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Leh airport's busiest month?

July 2022, with 1,56,811 passengers and 1,104 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Leh airport have international flights?

No international passengers were reported at Leh airport in the 12 months to August 2026.

How many flights operate from Leh airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Leh airport recorded 1,012 movements in August 2026, about 33 a day.

Where does this data come from?

From the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic reports. This page is updated when a new report is published; the latest covers August 2026.

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Source: Airports Authority of India, monthly traffic reports. Passengers count everyone arriving or departing; aircraft movements count take-offs and landings; cargo is freight loaded and unloaded, in tonnes.