This is a list of the world's highest civilian airports, situated at a minimum elevation of 2,500 m (8,202 ft) above mean sea level.
Airport name | City or region served | Country | IATA code | ICAO code | Coordinates | Elevation (m) | Elevation (ft) | Passengers |
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Daocheng Yading Airport | Daocheng, Sichuan | China | DCY | ZUDC | 29°18′46″N 100°03′32″E / 29.31278°N 100.05889°E | 4,411 | 14,472 | 155,474 |
Qamdo Bamda Airport[1] | Qamdo, Tibet | China | BPX | ZUBD | 30°33′13″N 97°06′31″E / 30.55361°N 97.10861°E | 4,334 | 14,219 | 402,165 |
Shigatse Tingri Airport[2] | Rikaze, Tibet | China | DDR | ZUDR | 28°36′16″N 86°47′59″E / 28.60444°N 86.79972°E | 4,317 | 14,163 | |
Kangding Airport | Kangding, Sichuan | China | KGT | ZUKD | 30°09′27″N 101°44′05″E / 30.15750°N 101.73472°E | 4,280 | 14,042 | 25,417 |
Ngari Gunsa Airport | Shiquanhe, Tibet | China | NGQ | ZUAL | 32°06′31″N 80°03′10″E / 32.10861°N 80.05278°E | 4,274 | 14,022 | 190,056 |
Vicco Airport[3] | Vicco | Peru | none | SPVI | 10°50′40″S 76°14′50″W / 10.84444°S 76.24722°W | 4,103 | 13,461 | |
Garze Gesar Airport[4] | Garzê, Sichuan | China | GZG | ZUGZ | 31°45′18″N 99°33′13″E / 31.75500°N 99.55361°E | 4,068 | 13,346 | 80,788 |
El Alto International Airport[5] | La Paz | Bolivia | LPB | SLLP | 16°30′48″S 68°11′32″W / 16.51333°S 68.19222°W | 4,061 | 13,323 | 1,793,668 |
Shannan Lhünzê Airport[6] | Shannan, Tibet | China | LGZ | ZUSH | 28°25′21″N 92°20′41″E / 28.42250°N 92.34472°E | 3,950 | 12,959 | |
Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport | Potosí | Bolivia | POI | SLPO | 19°32′35″S 65°43′25″W / 19.54306°S 65.72361°W | 3,936 | 12,913 | |
Yushu Batang Airport | Yushu, Qinghai | China | YUS | ZLYS | 32°50′21″N 97°02′20″E / 32.83917°N 97.03889°E | 3,890 | 12,762 | 374,561 |
Inca Manco Cápac International Airport[7] | Juliaca and Puno | Peru | JUL | SPJL | 15°28′01″S 70°09′29″W / 15.46694°S 70.15806°W | 3,826 | 12,552 | |
Golog Maqin Airport[8] | Golog, Qinghai | China | GMQ | ZLGL | 34°25′18″N 100°18′5″E / 34.42167°N 100.30139°E | 3,788 | 12,428 | 132,161 |
Shigatse Peace Airport[9] | Shigatse, Tibet | China | RKZ | ZURK | 29°21′06″N 89°18′25″E / 29.35167°N 89.30694°E | 3,782 | 12,408 | 144,870 |
Syangboche Airport | Namche Bazaar, Solukhumbu | Nepal | SYH | VNSB | 27°48′40.4″N 86°42′44.2″E / 27.811222°N 86.712278°E | 3,780 | 12,402 | |
Juan Mendoza Airport | Oruro | Bolivia | ORU | SLOR | 17°57′45″S 67°04′34″W / 17.96250°S 67.07611°W | 3,702 | 12,146 | |
Uyuni Airport | Uyuni | Bolivia | UYU | SLUY | 20°27′00″S 66°50′32″W / 20.45000°S 66.84222°W | 3,665 | 12,024 | |
Lhasa Gonggar Airport[10] | Lhasa, Tibet | China | LXA | ZULS | 29°17′52″N 90°54′43″E / 29.29778°N 90.91194°E | 3,570 | 11,713 | 4,779,386 |
Hongyuan Airport[11] | Hongyuan, Sichuan | China | AHJ | ZUHY | 32°31′45″N 102°21′25″E / 32.52917°N 102.35694°E | 3,535 | 11,598 | 22,748 |
Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport[12] | Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan | China | JZH | ZUJZ | 32°51′15″N 103°41′07″E / 32.85417°N 103.68528°E | 3,448 | 11,312 | 150,029 |
Andahuaylas Airport[13] | Andahuaylas | Peru | ANS | SPHY | 13°39′0″S 73°25′0″W / 13.65000°S 73.41667°W | 3,444 | 11,299 | |
Francisco Carle Airport[14] | Jauja | Peru | JAU | SPJJ | 11°47′0″S 75°28′0″W / 11.78333°S 75.46667°W | 3,363 | 11,033 | |
Manang Airport | Manang | Nepal | NGX | VNMA | 28°37′59.99″N 84°00′00″E / 28.6333306°N 84.00000°E | 3,353 | 11,001 | |
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport[15] | Cusco | Peru | CUZ | SPZO | 13°32′8″S 71°56′37″W / 13.53556°S 71.94361°W | 3,310 | 10,860 | 3,209,153 |
Ninglang Luguhu Airport[16] | Ninglang, Yunnan | China | NLH | ZPNL | 27°32′38″N 100°45′27″E / 27.54389°N 100.75750°E | 3,293 | 10,804 | 74,373 |
Diqing Shangri-La Airport[17] | Jiantang, Yunnan | China | DIG | ZPDQ | 27°47′36″N 99°40′38″E / 27.79333°N 99.67722°E | 3,280 | 10,761 | 369,848 |
Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport | Tashkurgan, Xinjiang | China | HQL | ZWTK | 37°39′46″N 75°17′32″E / 37.66278°N 75.29222°E | 3,258 | 10,689 | |
Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport[18] | Leh, Ladakh | India | IXL | VILH | 34°08′09″N 77°32′47″E / 34.13583°N 77.54639°E | 3,256 | 10,682 | 1,260,725 |
Gannan Xiahe Airport[19] | Xiahe, Gansu | China | GXH | ZLXH | 34°48′38″N 102°38′41″E / 34.81056°N 102.64472°E | 3,203 | 10,509 | 88,502 |
Haibei Qilian Airport[20] | Qilian, Qinghai | China | HBQ | ZLHB | 38°00′43″N 100°38′38″E / 38.012°N 100.644°E | 3,163 | 10,377 | 3,612 |
Alcantarí Airport[21] | Sucre | Bolivia | SRE | SLAL | 19°14′49″S 65°08′59″W / 19.24694°S 65.14972°W | 3,112 | 10,210 | |
Lake County Airport | Leadville, Colorado | United States | LXV | KLXV | 39°13′13″N 106°19′00″W / 39.22028°N 106.31667°W | 3,026 | 9,928 | |
San Luis Airport[22] | Ipiales | Colombia | IPI | SKIP | 00°51′43″N 77°40′18″W / 0.86194°N 77.67167°W | 2,976 | 9,764 | |
Nyingchi Mainling Airport[23] | Mainling, Tibet | China | LZY | ZUNZ | 29°18′12″N 94°20′07″E / 29.30333°N 94.33528°E | 2,949 | 9,675 | 515,780 |
Huatugou Airport[24] | Mangnai, Qinghai | China | HTT | ZLHX | 38°12′12″N 90°50′30″E / 38.20333°N 90.84167°E | 2,945 | 9,662 | 64,747 |
Teniente Coronel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (closed) [25] | Tulcán | Ecuador | TUA | SETU | 00°48′34″N 077°42′29″W / 0.80944°N 77.70806°W | 2,941 | 9,649 | |
Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (closed)[26] | Sucre | Bolivia | none (former: SRE) |
none (former: SLSU) |
19°0′25″S 65°17′19″W / 19.00694°S 65.28861°W | 2,904 | 9,528 | |
Delingha Airport[27] | Delingha, Qinghai | China | HXD | ZLDL | 37°7′30″N 97°16′7″E / 37.12500°N 97.26861°E | 2,860 | 9,383 | 57,092 |
Golmud Airport[28] | Golmud, Qinghai | China | GOQ | ZLGM | 36°24′02″N 94°47′10″E / 36.40056°N 94.78611°E | 2,842 | 9,324 | 313,215 |
Simikot Airport | Simikot | Nepal | IMK | VNST | 29°58′9.59″N 81°49′4.79″E / 29.9693306°N 81.8179972°E | 2,818 | 9,245 | |
Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport (closed)[29] | Quito | Ecuador | none (former: UIO) |
none (former: SEQU) |
00°08′28″S 078°29′17″W / 0.14111°S 78.48806°W | 2,813 | 9,229 | |
Cotopaxi International Airport[30] | Latacunga | Ecuador | LTX | SELT | 00°54′25″S 078°36′57″W / 0.90694°S 78.61583°W | 2,806 | 9,206 | |
Tenzing-Hillary Airport[31] | Lukla | Nepal | LUA | VNLK | 27°41′16″N 86°43′53″E / 27.68778°N 86.73139°E | 2,774 | 9,101 | 129,508 |
Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport[32] | Huaraz | Peru | ATA | SPHZ | 9°20′50″S 77°35′54″W / 9.34722°S 77.59833°W | 2,773 | 9,098 | |
Telluride Regional Airport | Telluride, Colorado | United States | TEX | KTEX | 37°57′14″N 107°54′31″W / 37.95389°N 107.90861°W | 2,767 | 9,078 | 22,540 |
Jomsom Airport | Jomsom | Nepal | JMO | VNJS | 28°46′33.59″N 83°43′12.59″E / 28.7759972°N 83.7201639°E | 2,736 | 8,976 | |
Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport[33] | Cajamarca | Peru | CJA | SPJR | 7°8′21″S 78°29′21″W / 7.13917°S 78.48917°W | 2,676 | 8,780 | |
Shennongjia Hongping Airport | Shennongjia, Hubei | China | HPG | ZHSN | 31°38′01″N 110°20′17″E / 31.63361°N 110.33806°E | 2,580 | 8,465 | 20,263 |
Toluca International Airport | Toluca | Mexico | TLC | MMTO | 19°20′13″N 99°33′57″W / 19.33694°N 99.56583°W | 2,580 | 8,465 | 585,036 |
Rodríguez Ballón International Airport[34] | Arequipa | Peru | AQP | SPQU | 16°20′28″S 71°34′59″W / 16.34111°S 71.58306°W | 2,562 | 8,406 | 1,990,820 |
Yongphulla Airport[35] | Trashigang | Bhutan | YON | VQTY | 27°15′23″N 91°30′52″E / 27.25639°N 91.51444°E | 2,562 | 8,406 | |
Angel Fire Airport | Angel Fire, New Mexico | United States | AXX | KAXX | 36°25′19″N 105°17′24″W / 36.42194°N 105.29000°W | 2,554 | 8,379 | |
El Dorado International Airport[36] | Bogotá | Colombia | BOG | SKBO | 04°42′5″N 74°8′49″W / 4.70139°N 74.14694°W | 2,548 | 8,360 | 36,478,591 |
Jorge Wilstermann International Airport[37] | Cochabamba | Bolivia | CBB | SLCB | 17°25′15″S 66°10′37″W / 17.42083°S 66.17694°W | 2,548 | 8,360 | |
Mariscal Lamar International Airport[38] | Cuenca | Ecuador | CUE | SECU | 02°53′22″S 078°59′04″W / 2.88944°S 78.98444°W | 2,532 | 8,307 |
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