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 |