Ranking

Highest airports in the world

Airports ranked by field elevation. High-altitude airports need longer runways because the thin air reduces engine and wing performance.

#	Code	Name	Elevation
1	DCY	Daocheng Yading Airport Garzê (Daocheng), China	14,472 ft (4,411 m)
2	BPX	Qamdo Bangda Airport Bangda, China	14,219 ft (4,334 m)
3	DDR	Shigatse Tingri Airport Xigazê (Dingri), China	14,108 ft (4,300 m)
4	KGT	Kangding Airport Garzê (Kangding), China	14,042 ft (4,280 m)
5	NGQ	Ngari Gunsa Airport Shiquanhe, China	14,022 ft (4,274 m)
6	APJ	Ali Pulan Airport Burang Town, China	13,943 ft (4,250 m)
7	LPB	El Alto International Airport La Paz / El Alto, Bolivia	13,355 ft (4,071 m)
8	GZG	Garze Gesar Airport Garzê (Garzê), China	13,346 ft (4,068 m)
9	LGZ	Shannan Longzi Airport Shannan, China	12,959 ft (3,950 m)
10	POI	Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport Potosí, Bolivia	12,922 ft (3,939 m)
11	YUS	Yushu Batang Airport Yushu (Batang), China	12,816 ft (3,906 m)
12	JUL	Inca Manco Capac International Airport Juliaca, Peru	12,552 ft (3,826 m)
13	GMQ	Golog Maqên Airport Golog (Maqên), China	12,426 ft (3,787 m)
14	ORU	Juan Mendoza International Airport Oruro, Bolivia	12,152 ft (3,704 m)
15	LXA	Lhasa Gonggar International Airport Shannan (Gonggar), China	11,713 ft (3,570 m)
16	AHJ	Hongyuan Airport Ngawa (Hongyuan), China	11,600 ft (3,536 m)
17	JZH	Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport Ngawa (Songpan), China	11,327 ft (3,452 m)
18	ANS	Andahuaylas Airport Andahuaylas, Peru	11,300 ft (3,444 m)
19	UYU	Joya Andina International Airport Quijarro, Bolivia	11,136 ft (3,394 m)
20	JAU	Francisco Carle Airport Jauja, Peru	11,034 ft (3,363 m)
21	CUZ	Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport Cusco, Peru	10,860 ft (3,310 m)
22	NLH	Ninglang Luguhu Airport Ninglang, China	10,804 ft (3,293 m)
23	DIG	Diqing Shangri-La Airport Diqing (Shangri-La), China	10,761 ft (3,280 m)
24	IXL	Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport Leh, India	10,682 ft (3,256 m)
25	GXH	Gannan Xiahe Airport Gannan (Xiahe), China	10,510 ft (3,203 m)
26	HQL	Tashikuergan Hongqilafu Airport Tashikuergan, China	10,499 ft (3,200 m)
27	HBQ	Haibei Qilian Airport Haibei (Qilian), China	10,377 ft (3,163 m)
28	SRE	Alcantarí International Airport Sucre, Bolivia	10,184 ft (3,104 m)
29	HNG	Hainanzhou Gonghe Airport Hainan (Gonghe), China	10,052 ft (3,064 m)
30	HXD	Haixi Delingha Airport Delingha, China	9,843 ft (3,000 m)
31	IPI	San Luis Airport Ipiales, Colombia	9,765 ft (2,976 m)
32	LZY	Nyingchi Mainling Airport Nyingchi (Mainling), China	9,675 ft (2,949 m)
33	TUA	Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport Tulcán, Ecuador	9,649 ft (2,941 m)
34	LUA	Tenzing-Hillary Airport Lukla, Nepal	9,380 ft (2,859 m)
35	GOQ	Golmud Airport Golmud, China	9,334 ft (2,845 m)
36	IMK	Simikot Airport Simikot, Nepal	9,246 ft (2,818 m)
37	LTX	Cotopaxi International Airport Latacunga, Ecuador	9,205 ft (2,806 m)
38	ATA	Comandante FAP German Arias Graziani Airport Anta, Peru	9,097 ft (2,773 m)
39	TEX	Telluride Regional Airport Telluride, United States	9,070 ft (2,765 m)
40	YON	Yongphulla Airport Yongphulla, Bhutan	9,000 ft (2,743 m)
41	JMO	Jomsom Airport Jomsom, Nepal	8,976 ft (2,736 m)
42	AYP	Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport Ayacucho, Peru	8,917 ft (2,718 m)
43	CJA	Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport Cajamarca, Peru	8,781 ft (2,676 m)
44	DYG	Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport Zhangjiajie (Yongding), China	8,530 ft (2,600 m)
45	ATF	Chachoán Regional Airport Ambato, Ecuador	8,502 ft (2,591 m)
46	BUT	Bathpalathang Airport Jakar, Bhutan	8,485 ft (2,586 m)
47	TLC	Adolfo López Mateos International Airport Toluca, Mexico	8,466 ft (2,580 m)
48	AQP	Rodríguez Ballón International Airport Arequipa, Peru	8,405 ft (2,562 m)
49	HPG	Shennongjia Hongping Airport Shennongjia (Hongping), China	8,365 ft (2,550 m)
50	BOG	El Dorado International Airport Bogota, Colombia	8,361 ft (2,548 m)
51	CBB	Jorge Wilsterman International Airport Cochabamba, Bolivia	8,360 ft (2,548 m)
52	CHH	Chachapoyas Airport Chachapoyas, Peru	8,333 ft (2,540 m)
53	CUE	Mariscal Lamar Airport Cuenca, Ecuador	8,306 ft (2,532 m)
54	HJB	Hejing Bayinbuluke Airport Hejing, China	8,219 ft (2,505 m)
55	DOP	Dolpa Airport Dolpa, Nepal	8,200 ft (2,499 m)
56	TPJ	Taplejung Airport Taplejung, Nepal	7,990 ft (2,435 m)
57	MIG	Mianyang Nanjiao Airport Mianyang (Fucheng), China	7,874 ft (2,400 m)
58	UIO	Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito, Ecuador	7,841 ft (2,390 m)
59	ASE	Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) Aspen, United States	7,820 ft (2,384 m)
60	AAZ	Quezaltenango Airport Quezaltenango, Guatemala	7,779 ft (2,371 m)
61	JUM	Jumla Airport Jumla, Nepal	7,700 ft (2,347 m)
62	GUC	Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport Gunnison, United States	7,680 ft (2,341 m)
63	ASM	Asmara International Airport Asmara, Eritrea	7,661 ft (2,335 m)
64	ADD	Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	7,630 ft (2,326 m)
65	BCE	Bryce Canyon Airport Bryce Canyon, United States	7,590 ft (2,313 m)
66	CJC	El Loa Airport Calama, Chile	7,543 ft (2,299 m)
67	ALS	San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field Alamosa, United States	7,539 ft (2,298 m)
68	MQX	Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport Mekele, Ethiopia	7,396 ft (2,254 m)
69	NLU	Felipe Ángeles International Airport Mexico City, Mexico	7,369 ft (2,246 m)
70	PBH	Paro International Airport Paro, Bhutan	7,364 ft (2,245 m)
71	PBC	Hermanos Serdán International Airport Puebla, Mexico	7,361 ft (2,244 m)
72	LJG	Lijiang Sanyi International Airport Lijiang, China	7,359 ft (2,243 m)
73	UGU	Bilorai Airport Bilogai, Indonesia	7,348 ft (2,240 m)
74	MEX	Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport Mexico City, Mexico	7,316 ft (2,230 m)
75	KDU	Skardu International Airport Skardu, Pakistan	7,316 ft (2,230 m)
76	LAR	Laramie Regional Airport Laramie, United States	7,284 ft (2,220 m)
77	LTI	Altai Airport Altai, Mongolia	7,260 ft (2,213 m)
78	SAH	Sanaa International Airport Sanaa, Yemen	7,216 ft (2,199 m)
79	EVW	Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field Evanston, United States	7,143 ft (2,177 m)
80	ZCL	General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport Zacatecas, Mexico	7,141 ft (2,177 m)
81	MMH	Mammoth Yosemite Airport Mammoth Lakes, United States	7,135 ft (2,175 m)
82	XNN	Xining Caojiabao International Airport Haidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County), China	7,119 ft (2,170 m)
83	PWY	Ralph Wenz Field Pinedale, United States	7,102 ft (2,165 m)
84	TSM	Taos Regional Airport Taos, United States	7,095 ft (2,163 m)
85	DLU	Dali Fengyi Airport Dali (Xiaguan), China	7,050 ft (2,149 m)
86	FLG	Flagstaff Pulliam Airport Flagstaff, United States	7,014 ft (2,138 m)
87	BPI	Miley Memorial Field Big Piney, United States	6,990 ft (2,131 m)
88	AXU	Axum Airport Axum, Ethiopia	6,959 ft (2,121 m)
89	MDE	Jose Maria Córdova International Airport Medellín, Colombia	6,955 ft (2,120 m)
90	EDL	Eldoret International Airport Eldoret, Kenya	6,941 ft (2,116 m)
91	KMG	Kunming Changshui International Airport Kunming, China	6,903 ft (2,104 m)
92	LVS	Las Vegas Municipal Airport Las Vegas, United States	6,877 ft (2,096 m)
93	MZL	La Nubia Airport Manizales, Colombia	6,871 ft (2,094 m)
94	AHB	Abha International Airport Abha, Saudi Arabia	6,858 ft (2,090 m)
95	RUI	Sierra Blanca Regional Airport Alto, United States	6,814 ft (2,077 m)
96	RWL	Rawlins Municipal Airport/Harvey Field Rawlins, United States	6,813 ft (2,077 m)
97	KMX	King Khalid Air Base Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia	6,778 ft (2,066 m)
98	RKS	Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport Rock Springs, United States	6,764 ft (2,062 m)
99	CQD	Shahrekord Airport Shahrekord, Iran	6,723 ft (2,049 m)
100	DRO	Durango La Plata County Airport Durango, United States	6,685 ft (2,038 m)

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