Highest airports in the world

Open airports with scheduled service, by elevation. The list is computed from the atlas data and changes whenever the sources do.

4,078 ENTRIESTOP 100 SHOWN
NO.CODEAIRPORTELEV MELEV FT
01DCYDaocheng Yading Airport4,41114,472
02BPXQamdo Bangda Airport4,33414,219
03DDRShigatse Tingri Airport4,30014,108
04KGTKangding Airport4,28014,042
05NGQNgari Gunsa Airport4,27414,022
06LPBEl Alto International Airport4,07113,355
07GZGGarze Gesar Airport4,06813,346
08LGZShannan Longzi Airport3,95012,959
09YUSYushu Batang Airport3,90612,816
10JULInca Manco Capac International Airport3,82612,552
11GMQGolog Maqên Airport3,78712,426
12RKZXigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base3,78212,408
13ORUJuan Mendoza International Airport3,70412,152
14LXALhasa Gonggar International Airport3,57011,713
15JZHJiuzhai Huanglong Airport3,45311,327
16ANSAndahuaylas Airport3,44411,300
17UYUJoya Andina International Airport3,39411,136
18JAUFrancisco Carle Airport3,36311,034
19CUZAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport3,31010,860
20NLHNinglang Luguhu Airport3,29310,804
21DIGDiqing Shangri-La Airport3,28010,761
22IXLLeh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport3,25610,682
23GXHGannan Xiahe Airport3,20310,510
24HQLTashikuergan Hongqilafu Airport3,20010,499
25HBQHaibei Qilian Airport3,16310,377
26SREAlcantarí International Airport3,10410,184
27HXDHaixi Delingha Airport3,0009,843
28IPISan Luis Airport2,9769,765
29LZYNyingchi Mainling Airport2,9499,675
30TUALieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport2,9419,649
31LUATenzing-Hillary Airport2,8599,380
32GOQGolmud Airport2,8459,334
33IMKSimikot Airport2,8189,246
34LTXCotopaxi International Airport2,8069,205
35TEXTelluride Regional Airport2,7649,070
36YONYongphulla Airport2,7439,000
37JMOJomsom Airport2,7368,976
38AYPAir Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport2,7188,917
39CJAMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport2,6768,781
40DYGZhangjiajie Hehua International Airport2,6008,530
41BUTBathpalathang Airport2,5868,485
42TLCAdolfo López Mateos International Airport2,5808,466
43AQPRodríguez Ballón International Airport2,5628,405
44HPGShennongjia Hongping Airport2,5508,365
45BOGEl Dorado International Airport2,5488,361
46CBBJorge Wilsterman International Airport2,5488,360
47CHHChachapoyas Airport2,5408,333
48CUEMariscal Lamar Airport2,5328,306
49HJBHejing Bayinbuluke Airport2,5058,219
50DOPDolpa Airport2,4998,200
51DBMDebre Markos Airport2,4808,136
52TPJTaplejung Airport2,4357,990
53MIGMianyang Nanjiao Airport2,4007,874
54UIOMariscal Sucre International Airport2,3907,841
55ASEAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)2,3897,838
56AAZQuezaltenango Airport2,3717,779
57JUMJumla Airport2,3477,700
58GUCGunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport2,3417,680
59ASMAsmara International Airport2,3357,661
60ADDAddis Ababa Bole International Airport2,3267,630
61CJCEl Loa Airport2,2997,543
62ALSSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field2,2987,540
63ID-0193Kubibkop Airport2,2777,470
64MQXMekele Alula Aba Nega Airport2,2547,396
65NLUFelipe Ángeles International Airport2,2467,369
66PBHParo International Airport2,2457,364
67PBCHermanos Serdán International Airport2,2447,361
68LJGLijiang Sanyi International Airport2,2437,359
69UGUBilorai Airport2,2407,348
70MEXMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport2,2307,316
71KDUSkardu International Airport2,2307,316
72LARLaramie Regional Airport2,2207,284
73LTIAltai Airport2,2137,260
74SAHSanaa International Airport2,1997,216
75ZCLGeneral Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport2,1777,141
76MMHMammoth Yosemite Airport2,1757,135
77XNNXining Caojiabao International Airport2,1707,119
78TSMTaos Regional Airport2,1627,095
79DLUDali Fengyi Airport2,1497,050
80FLGFlagstaff Pulliam Airport2,1387,015
81UCFNNaryn Airport2,1336,998
82AXUAxum Airport2,1216,959
83MDEJose Maria Córdova International Airport2,1206,955
84EDLEldoret International Airport2,1166,941
85KMGKunming Changshui International Airport2,1046,903
86ID-0131Sape Airstrip2,0996,885
87MZLLa Nubia Airport2,0946,871
88AHBAbha International Airport2,0906,858
89RKSSouthwest Wyoming Regional Airport2,0626,765
90DRODurango La Plata County Airport2,0396,689
91WYSYellowstone Airport2,0276,649
92GCNGrand Canyon National Park Airport2,0146,609
93HDNYampa Valley Airport2,0146,606
94EGEEagle County Regional Airport1,9966,547
95ID-0204Kaklup Airstrip1,9816,500
96GUPGallup Municipal Airport1,9736,473
97JACJackson Hole Airport1,9666,451
98GDQGondar Airport1,9666,449
99SOWShow Low Regional Airport1,9556,416
1002U7Stanley Airport1,9526,403
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