| En Name: | Aykhal |
| Ru Name: | Айхал |
| Loc Name1: | Айхал |
| Loc Lang1: | Yakut |
| Coordinates: | 65.9333°N 141°W |
| Map Label Position: | top |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm District Jur: | Mirninsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Settlement of Aykhal |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Settlement |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Settlement of Aykhal |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Urban-type settlement |
| Mun District Jur: | Mirninsky Municipal District |
| Mun District Jur Ref: | [1] |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Aykhal Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Aykhal Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 13727 |
| Established Date: | 1961 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1962 |
| Postal Codes: | 678190, 678191 |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em; |
| Aykhal population | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 13,727 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 15,782 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 11,552 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 5,440 |
Aykhal (ru|Айха́л; sah|Айхал, Ayxal) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 469km (291miles) from Mirny, the administrative center of the district,[2] in the basin of the Vilyuy River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 13,727.
The name derives from the Yakut word for fame.
Sokhsolookh stream is located in the Aykhal's vicinity. The name of the stream in the Yakut language means the river of death or the river of traps, in reference to a large number of reindeer who, according to local legend, have drowned while trying to cross the river ice.
It was founded in 1961 with the beginnings of diamond extraction from the kimberlite pipe found here. It was granted urban-type settlement status in the following year. In 1985, Yubileynaya diamond mine was opened 20km (10miles) from Aykhal.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Aykhal,[3] together with one rural locality (the selo of Morkoka), is incorporated within Mirninsky District as the Settlement of Aykhal. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Aykhal is incorporated within Mirninsky Municipal District as Aykhal Urban Settlement.[4]
The local economy is reliant on diamond mining conducted by ALROSA at its Aykhal and Yubileynaya mines. It is served by the Aykhal Airport.