List of highest airports
This is a list of the world's highest civilian airports, situated at a minimum elevation of above mean sea level.
Rank | Airport name | City or region served | Country | IATA code | ICAO code | Coordinates | Elevation | Elevation |
1 | Daocheng Yading Airport | Daocheng, Sichuan | China | DCY | ZUDC | - | ||
2 | Qamdo Bamda Airport | Qamdo, Tibet | China | BPX | ZUBD | - | ||
3 | Kangding Airport | Kangding, Sichuan | China | KGT | ZUKD | - | ||
4 | Ngari Gunsa Airport | Shiquanhe, Tibet | China | NGQ | ZUAL | - | ||
5 | Garze Gesar Airport | Garzê, Sichuan | China | GZG | ZUGZ | - | ||
6 | El Alto International Airport | La Paz | Bolivia | LPB | SLLP | - | ||
7 | Uyuni Airport | Uyuni | Bolivia | UYU | SLUY | - | ||
8 | Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport | Potosí | Bolivia | POI | SLPO | - | ||
9 | Yushu Batang Airport | Yushu, Qinghai | China | YUS | ZLYS | - | ||
10 | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport | Juliaca and Puno | Peru | JUL | SPJL | - | ||
11 | Golog Maqin Airport | Golog, Qinghai | China | GMQ | ZLGL | - | ||
12 | Shigatse Peace Airport | Shigatse, Tibet | China | RKZ | ZURK | - | ||
13 | Juan Mendoza Airport | Oruro | Bolivia | ORU | SLOR | - | ||
14 | Lhasa Gonggar Airport | Lhasa, Tibet | China | LXA | ZULS | - | ||
15 | Hongyuan Airport | Hongyuan, Sichuan | China | AHJ | ZUHY | - | ||
16 | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport | Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan | China | JZH | ZUJZ | - | ||
17 | Andahuaylas Airport | Andahuaylas | Peru | ANS | SPHY | - | ||
18 | Francisco Carle Airport | Jauja | Peru | JAU | SPJJ | - | ||
19 | Manang Airport | Manang | Nepal | NGX | VNMA | - | ||
20 | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport | Cusco | Peru | CUZ | SPZO | - | ||
21 | Ninglang Luguhu Airport | Ninglang, Yunnan | China | NLH | ZPNL | - | ||
22 | Diqing Shangri-La Airport | Jiantang, Yunnan | China | DIG | ZPDQ | - | ||
23 | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport | Leh, Ladakh | India | IXL | VILH | - | ||
24 | Gannan Xiahe Airport | Xiahe, Gansu | China | GXH | ZLXH | - | ||
25 | Qilian Airport | Qilian, Qinghai | China | HBQ | - | |||
26 | Alcantarí Airport | Sucre | Bolivia | SRE | SLAL | - | ||
27 | Lake County Airport | Leadville, Colorado | United States | LXV | KLXV | - | ||
28 | San Luis Airport | Ipiales | Colombia | IPI | SKIP | - | ||
29 | Nyingchi Mainling Airport | Mainling, Tibet | China | LZY | ZUNZ | - | ||
30 | Huatugou Airport | Mangnai, Qinghai | China | HTT | ZLHX | - | ||
31 | Teniente Coronel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport | Tulcán | Ecuador | TUA | SETU | - | ||
32 | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport | Sucre | Bolivia | none | none | - | ||
32 | Delingha Airport | Delingha, Qinghai | China | HXD | ZLDL | - | ||
34 | Golmud Airport | Golmud, Qinghai | China | GOQ | ZLGM | - | ||
35 | Simikot Airport | Simikot | Nepal | IMK | VNST | - | ||
36 | Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport | Quito | Ecuador | none | none'' | - | ||
37 | Cotopaxi International Airport | Latacunga | Ecuador | LTX | SELT | - | ||
38 | Tenzing–Hillary Airport | Lukla | Nepal | LUA | VNLK | - | ||
39 | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport | Huaraz | Peru | ATA | SPHZ | - | ||
40 | Telluride Regional Airport | Telluride, Colorado | United States | TEX | KTEX | - | ||
41 | Jomsom Airport | Jomsom | Nepal | JMO | VNJS | - | ||
42 | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport | Cajamarca | Peru | CJA | SPJR | - | ||
43 | Shennongjia Hongping Airport | Shennongjia, Hubei | China | HPG | ZHSN | - | ||
44 | Toluca International Airport | Toluca | Mexico | TLC | MMTO | - | ||
45 | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport | Arequipa | Peru | AQP | SPQU | - | ||
46 | El Dorado International Airport | Bogotá | Colombia | BOG | SKBO | - | ||
47 | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport | Cochabamba | Bolivia | CBB | SLCB | - | ||
48 | Mariscal Lamar International Airport | Cuenca | Ecuador | CUE | SECU | - |