New Delhi (DEL) – Leh (IXL)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
620 km
385 mi · 335 nm
Flight time
1 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
78 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (46 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
848,991
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · +9.7%
Flights / week
—
Not in this source
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: DGCA (India), domestic city-pair traffic, scheduled services, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. DGCA marks these figures provisional. It reports cities, matched here to the airport. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from DEL to IXLDELIXL
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from DEL
4°
Heading from IXL
184°
Halfway point
31.35, 77.31
Great-circle km
622 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)Busiest: May 2026: 105,614 passengers
050K100K150KOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay105.6KJunJulAugSep
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Month Passengers
Oct 202564,571
Nov 202549,802
Dec 202545,316
Jan 202642,223
Feb 202641,854
Mar 202643,525
Apr 202687,602
May 2026105,614
Jun 202698,211
Jul 202694,124
Aug 202692,557
Sep 202683,592

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 622 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from DEL

Route Distance Passengers / year
DEL → BOM1,133 km 6,397,374
DEL → BLR1,702 km 4,906,042
DEL → HYD1,262 km 3,106,338
DEL → CCU1,313 km 2,911,506
DEL → PNQ1,151 km 2,854,843
DEL → AMD754 km 2,332,479
DEL → DXB2,186 km 2,174,793
DEL → MAA1,753 km 2,166,822
DEL → SXR641 km 1,848,030
DEL → GAU1,458 km 1,546,786

More routes from IXL

Route Distance Passengers / year
IXL → IXJ299 km 53,322
IXL → BOM1,730 km 45,141
IXL → IXC391 km 40,304
IXL → SXR256 km 21,148
IXL → LKO878 km 16

Questions

New Delhi (DEL) and Leh (IXL) are 620 km (385 miles, 335 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.