List of highest airports

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.

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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 / 29.31278; 100.05889﻿ (Daocheng Yading Airport) | 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 / 30.55361; 97.10861﻿ (Qamdo Bamda Airport) | 4,334  | 14,219  | 402,165
Shigatse Tingri Airport[2] | Shigatse, Tibet  | China  | DDR  | ZUDR  | 28°36′16″N 86°47′59″E﻿ / ﻿28.60444°N 86.79972°E﻿ / 28.60444; 86.79972﻿ (Shigatse Tingri Airport) | 4,317  | 14,163  |
Garze Kangding Airport | Kangding, Sichuan  | China  | KGT  | ZUKD  | 30°09′27″N 101°44′05″E﻿ / ﻿30.15750°N 101.73472°E﻿ / 30.15750; 101.73472﻿ (Garze Kangding Airport) | 4,280  | 14,042  | 25,417
Ngari Gunsa Airport | Gar, Tibet  | China  | NGQ  | ZUAL  | 32°06′31″N 80°03′10″E﻿ / ﻿32.10861°N 80.05278°E﻿ / 32.10861; 80.05278﻿ (Ngari Gunsa Airport) | 4,274  | 14,022  | 190,056
Ngari Burang Airport | Burang, Tibet  | China  | APJ  | ZUPL  | 30°23′51″N 81°08′19″E﻿ / ﻿30.39750°N 81.13861°E﻿ / 30.39750; 81.13861﻿ (Ngari Purang Airport) | 4,250  | 13,944  |
Vicco Airport[3] | Vicco | Peru  | none | SPVI  | 10°50′40″S 76°14′50″W﻿ / ﻿10.84444°S 76.24722°W﻿ / -10.84444; -76.24722﻿ (Vicco Airport) | 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 / 31.75500; 99.55361﻿ (Garzê Airport) | 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 / -16.51333; -68.19222﻿ (El Alto International Airport) | 4,061  | 13,323  | 1,793,668
Shannan Longzi Airport[6] | Shannan, Tibet  | China  | LGZ  | ZUSH  | 28°25′21″N 92°20′41″E﻿ / ﻿28.42250°N 92.34472°E﻿ / 28.42250; 92.34472﻿ (Shannan Longzi Airport) | 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 / -19.54306; -65.72361﻿ (Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport) | 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 / 32.83917; 97.03889﻿ (Yushu Batang Airport) | 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 / -15.46694; -70.15806﻿ (Inca Manco Cápac International Airport) | 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 / 34.42167; 100.30139﻿ (Golog Maqin Airport) | 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 / 29.35167; 89.30694﻿ (Shigatse Peace Airport) | 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 / 27.811222; 86.712278﻿ (Syangboche Airport) | 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 / -17.96250; -67.07611﻿ (Juan Mendoza Airport) | 3,702  | 12,146  |
Uyuni Airport | Uyuni | Bolivia  | UYU  | SLUY  | 20°27′00″S 66°50′32″W﻿ / ﻿20.45000°S 66.84222°W﻿ / -20.45000; -66.84222﻿ (Uyuni Airport) | 3,665  | 12,024  |
Lhasa Gonggar International Airport[10] | Lhasa, Tibet  | China  | LXA  | ZULS  | 29°17′52″N 90°54′43″E﻿ / ﻿29.29778°N 90.91194°E﻿ / 29.29778; 90.91194﻿ (Lhasa Gonggar International Airport) | 3,570  | 11,713  | 4,779,386
Ngawa Hongyuan Airport[11] | Hongyuan, Sichuan  | China  | AHJ  | ZUHY  | 32°31′45″N 102°21′25″E﻿ / ﻿32.52917°N 102.35694°E﻿ / 32.52917; 102.35694﻿ (Ngawa Hongyuan Airport) | 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 / 32.85417; 103.68528﻿ (Huanglong Airport) | 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 / -13.65000; -73.41667﻿ (Andahuaylas Airport) | 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 / -11.78333; -75.46667﻿ (Francisco Carle Airport) | 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 / 28.6333306; 84.00000﻿ (Manang Airport) | 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 / -13.53556; -71.94361﻿ (Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport) | 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 / 27.54389; 100.75750﻿ (Ninglang Luguhu Airport) | 3,293  | 10,804  | 74,373
Diqing Shangri-La Airport[17] | Shangri-La, Yunnan  | China  | DIG  | ZPDQ  | 27°47′36″N 99°40′38″E﻿ / ﻿27.79333°N 99.67722°E﻿ / 27.79333; 99.67722﻿ (Diqing Shangri-La Airport) | 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 / 37.66278; 75.29222﻿ (Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport) | 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 / 34.13583; 77.54639﻿ (Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport) | 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 / 34.81056; 102.64472﻿ (Gannan Xiahe Airport) | 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 / 38.012; 100.644﻿ (Qilian Airport) | 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 / -19.24694; -65.14972﻿ (Alcantarí Airport) | 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 / 39.22028; -106.31667﻿ (Lake County Airport) | 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 / 0.86194; -77.67167﻿ (San Luis Ipiales Airport) | 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 / 29.30333; 94.33528﻿ (Nyingchi Mainling Airport) | 2,949  | 9,675  | 515,780
Haixi Huatugou Airport[24] | Mangnai, Qinghai  | China  | HTT  | ZLHX  | 38°12′12″N 90°50′30″E﻿ / ﻿38.20333°N 90.84167°E﻿ / 38.20333; 90.84167﻿ (Haixi Huatugou Airport) | 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 / 0.80944; -77.70806﻿ (Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport) | 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 / -19.00694; -65.28861﻿ (Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport) | 2,904  | 9,528  |
Haixi Delingha Airport[27] | Delingha, Qinghai  | China  | HXD  | ZLDL  | 37°7′30″N 97°16′7″E﻿ / ﻿37.12500°N 97.26861°E﻿ / 37.12500; 97.26861﻿ (Haixi Delingha Airport) | 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 / 36.40056; 94.78611﻿ (Golmud Airport) | 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 / 29.9693306; 81.8179972﻿ (Simikot Airport) | 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 / -0.14111; -78.48806﻿ (Cotopaxi International Airport) | 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 / -0.90694; -78.61583﻿ (Cotopaxi International Airport) | 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 / 27.68778; 86.73139﻿ (Tenzing-Hillary Airport) | 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 / -9.34722; -77.59833﻿ (Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport) | 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 / 37.95389; -107.90861﻿ (Telluride Regional Airport) | 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 / 28.7759972; 83.7201639﻿ (Jomsom Airport) | 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 / -7.13917; -78.48917﻿ (Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport) | 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 / 31.63361; 110.33806﻿ (Shennongjia Hongping Airport) | 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 / 19.33694; -99.56583﻿ (Toluca International Airport) | 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 / -16.34111; -71.58306﻿ (Rodríguez Ballón International Airport) | 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 / 27.25639; 91.51444﻿ (Yongphulla Airport) | 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 / 36.42194; -105.29000﻿ (Angel Fire Airport) | 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 / 4.70139; -74.14694﻿ (El Dorado International Airport) | 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 / -17.42083; -66.17694﻿ (Jorge Wilstermann International Airport) | 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 / -2.88944; -78.98444﻿ (Mariscal Lamar International Airport) | 2,532  | 8,307  |

## See also

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* List of lowest airports

## Notes

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