Highest Elevation Airports
Airports at the highest altitudes above sea level, from Himalayan airstrips to Andean airports.
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| Rank | Code | Airport | Country | Elevation (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCY | Daocheng Yading Airport | China | 14,472 |
| 2 | BPX | Qamdo Bangda Airport | China | 14,219 |
| 3 | DDR | Rikaze Dingri Airport | China | 14,108 |
| 4 | KGT | Kangding Airport | China | 14,042 |
| 5 | NGQ | Ngari Gunsa Airport | China | 14,022 |
| 6 | LPB | El Alto International Airport | Bolivia | 13,355 |
| 7 | GZG | Garze Gesar Airport | China | 13,346 |
| 8 | LGZ | Shannan Longzi Airport | China | 12,959 |
| 9 | YUS | Yushu Batang Airport | China | 12,816 |
| 10 | JUL | Inca Manco Capac International Airport | Peru | 12,552 |
| 11 | GMQ | Golog Maqên Airport | China | 12,426 |
| 12 | ORU | Juan Mendoza International Airport | Bolivia | 12,152 |
| 13 | LXA | Lhasa Gonggar International Airport | China | 11,713 |
| 14 | JZH | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport | China | 11,327 |
| 15 | ANS | Andahuaylas Airport | Peru | 11,300 |
| 16 | UYU | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport | Bolivia | 11,136 |
| 17 | JAU | Francisco Carle Airport | Peru | 11,034 |
| 18 | CUZ | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport | Peru | 10,860 |
| 19 | NLH | Ninglang Luguhu Airport | China | 10,804 |
| 20 | SPHU | Huancayo Airport | Peru | 10,800 |
| 21 | DIG | Diqing Shangri-La Airport | China | 10,761 |
| 22 | IXL | Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport | India | 10,682 |
| 23 | GXH | Gannan Xiahe Airport | China | 10,510 |
| 24 | HQL | Tashikuergan Hongqilafu Airport | China | 10,499 |
| 25 | HBQ | Haibei Qilian Airport | China | 10,377 |
| 26 | SRE | Alcantarí International Airport | Bolivia | 10,184 |
| 27 | HXD | Delingha Airport | China | 9,843 |
| 28 | IPI | San Luis Airport | Colombia | 9,765 |
| 29 | LZY | Nyingchi Mainling Airport | China | 9,675 |
| 30 | TUA | Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport | Ecuador | 9,649 |
| 31 | LUA | Lukla Airport | Nepal | 9,380 |
| 32 | GOQ | Golmud Airport | China | 9,334 |
| 33 | IMK | Simikot Airport | Nepal | 9,246 |
| 34 | LTX | Cotopaxi International Airport | Ecuador | 9,205 |
| 35 | TEX | Telluride Regional Airport | United States | 9,070 |
| 36 | YON | Yongphulla Airport | Bhutan | 9,000 |
| 37 | JMO | Jomsom Airport | Nepal | 8,976 |
| 38 | AYP | Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport | Peru | 8,917 |
| 39 | CJA | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport | Peru | 8,781 |
| 40 | DYG | Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport | China | 8,530 |
| 41 | BUT | Bathpalathang Airport | Bhutan | 8,485 |
| 42 | TLC | Adolfo López Mateos International Airport | Mexico | 8,466 |
| 43 | AQP | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport | Peru | 8,405 |
| 44 | HPG | Shennongjia Hongping Airport | China | 8,365 |
| 45 | BOG | El Dorado International Airport | Colombia | 8,361 |
| 46 | CBB | Jorge Wilsterman International Airport | Bolivia | 8,360 |
| 47 | CHH | Chachapoyas Airport | Peru | 8,333 |
| 48 | CUE | Mariscal Lamar Airport | Ecuador | 8,306 |
| 49 | HJB | Hejing Bayinbuluke Airport | China | 8,219 |
| 50 | DOP | Dolpa Airport | Nepal | 8,200 |
| 51 | TPJ | Taplejung Airport | Nepal | 7,990 |
| 52 | MIG | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport | China | 7,874 |
| 53 | UIO | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | Ecuador | 7,841 |
| 54 | ASE | Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) | United States | 7,820 |
| 55 | AAZ | Quezaltenango Airport | Guatemala | 7,779 |
| 56 | JUM | Jumla Airport | Nepal | 7,700 |
| 57 | GUC | Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport | United States | 7,680 |
| 58 | ASM | Asmara International Airport | Eritrea | 7,661 |
| 59 | ADD | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | Ethiopia | 7,630 |
| 60 | MX-1167 | Helipuerto VZ Flights | Mexico | 7,595 |
| 61 | CJC | El Loa Airport | Chile | 7,543 |
| 62 | ALS | San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field | United States | 7,539 |
| 63 | ID-0193 | Kubibkop Airport | Indonesia | 7,470 |
| 64 | MX-0779 | Helipuerto El Universal | Mexico | 7,461 |
| 65 | MQX | Alula Aba Nega Airport | Ethiopia | 7,396 |
| 66 | NLU | Felipe Ángeles International Airport | Mexico | 7,369 |
| 67 | PBH | Paro International Airport | Bhutan | 7,364 |
| 68 | PBC | Hermanos Serdán International Airport | Mexico | 7,361 |
| 69 | LJG | Lijiang Sanyi International Airport | China | 7,359 |
| 70 | UGU | Bilorai Airport | Indonesia | 7,348 |
| 71 | KDU | Skardu International Airport | Pakistan | 7,316 |
| 72 | MEX | Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport | Mexico | 7,316 |
| 73 | LAR | Laramie Regional Airport | United States | 7,284 |
| 74 | LTI | Altai Airport | Mongolia | 7,260 |
| 75 | SAH | Sanaa International Airport | Yemen | 7,216 |
| 76 | ZCL | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport | Mexico | 7,141 |
| 77 | MMH | Mammoth Yosemite Airport | United States | 7,135 |
| 78 | XNN | Xining Caojiabao International Airport | China | 7,119 |
| 79 | TSM | Taos Regional Airport | United States | 7,095 |
| 80 | DLU | Dali Fengyi Airport | China | 7,050 |
| 81 | FLG | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport | United States | 7,014 |
| 82 | MX-2020 | Helipuerto Ciudad de México | Mexico | 7,000 |
| 83 | KG-0002 | Naryn Airport | Kyrgyzstan | 6,998 |
| 84 | AXU | Axum Airport | Ethiopia | 6,959 |
| 85 | MDE | Jose Maria Córdova International Airport | Colombia | 6,955 |
| 86 | EDL | Eldoret International Airport | Kenya | 6,941 |
| 87 | KMG | Kunming Changshui International Airport | China | 6,903 |
| 88 | ID-0131 | Sape Airstrip | Indonesia | 6,885 |
| 89 | MZL | La Nubia Airport | Colombia | 6,871 |
| 90 | AHB | Abha International Airport | Saudi Arabia | 6,858 |
| 91 | RKS | Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport | United States | 6,764 |
| 92 | DRO | Durango La Plata County Airport | United States | 6,685 |
| 93 | WYS | Yellowstone Airport | United States | 6,649 |
| 94 | GCN | Grand Canyon National Park Airport | United States | 6,609 |
| 95 | HDN | Yampa Valley Airport | United States | 6,606 |
| 96 | EGE | Eagle County Regional Airport | United States | 6,548 |
| 97 | ID-0204 | Kaklup Airstrip | Indonesia | 6,500 |
| 98 | GUP | Gallup Municipal Airport | United States | 6,472 |
| 99 | JAC | Jackson Hole Airport | United States | 6,451 |
| 100 | GDQ | Gondar Airport | Ethiopia | 6,449 |