# Simikot Airport

_Airport in Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Simikot Airport is a domestic airport located in Simikot serving Humla District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway on the Nepalese side to the Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. As road access in this area of Nepal is weak, the airport facilitates travel in the whole district of Humla.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** airport; commercial traffic aerodrome ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8214541#P31))
- **Elevation:** 9,246 ft ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8214541#P2044))
- **Coordinates:** 29.9711, 81.8189

## Questions

**What is the elevation of Simikot Airport?**  
Simikot Airport is at an elevation of 9,246 ft above sea level.

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Simikot Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simikot_Airport) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q8214541](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8214541) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Humla airport.JPG by Junu131 (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Humla_airport.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Simikot Airport, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Humla airport.JPG — Junu131, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Simikot Airport". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/simikot-airport. Retrieved 21 October 2026.