Leh airport opens a new geothermally heated passenger terminal
A new passenger terminal of about 23,800 sq m has opened at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh. Annual handling capacity rises from about 10 lakh to 35 lakh passengers. The building uses geothermal heating with solar power, which officials describe as a first for an Indian airport terminal.
Airports Ladakh Rs 640 cr
Why it matters: More flights and passengers in a region where air travel is often the only all-weather link, with lower heating energy use in a sub-zero climate.
Official sources
- Press Information Bureau, curtain-raiser on five Ladakh projects, release 2323218, 14 Oct 2026
- Prime Minister's Office (pmindia.gov.in), five Ladakh projects inaugurated, 15 Oct 2026
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