Simikot Airport

Simikot Airport (IATA: IMK, ICAO: VNST) is a domestic airport located in Simikot[1] 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.

[3] As road access in this area of Nepal is weak, the airport facilitates travel in the whole district of Humla.

[2] The airport resides at an elevation of 9,246 ft (2,818 m) above mean sea level.

Pilgrims and Trekkers bound for Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash in China's Tibet Autonomous Region fly into Simikot and proceed to the international border at Hilsa on foot[4] or by helicopter.