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SKH to IXL: distance & flight time
Surkhet (Surkhet Airport) → Leh (Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport)
453 mi
729 km · 394 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-0.2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
453 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SKH — Surkhet Airport · Surkhet, Nepal
- IXL — Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport · Leh, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SKH
- KEP · Nepalgunj Airport33 mi away
- RUK · Rukum Chaurjahari Airport34 mi away
- DNP · Tulsipur Airport52 mi away
- JUM · Jumla Airport58 mi away
Near IXL
- KDU · Skardu Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SKH from IXL?
The flight distance from Surkhet (SKH) to Leh (IXL) is 453 miles (729 km, 394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKH to IXL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SKH to IXL?
Nonstop service on SKH–IXL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Surkhet and Leh?
Leh is 0.2 hours behind Surkhet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKH to IXL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SKH–IXL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SKH to IXL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKH–IXL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.