The Leh airport was closed for operations on Tuesday after the runway was blocked by IAF's C-17 Globemaster due to technical issues in the plane.
The runway was rendered non-operational and led to flight diversions and cancellations.
The heavy-lifter aircraft was on a routine air maintenance sortie when it landed at Leh on Tuesday. However, the technical issue with the plane is not a serious one, as per officials.
Domestic airlines such as IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet and Vistara operate 11 flights to Leh every day.