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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Airport name	City or region served	Country	IATA code	ICAO code	Coordinates	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)	Passengers
Daocheng Yading Airport	Daocheng, Sichuan	China	DCY	ZUDC	29°18′46″N 100°03′32″E	4,411	14,472	155,474
Qamdo Bamda Airport[1]	Qamdo, Tibet	China	BPX	ZUBD	30°33′13″N 97°06′31″E	4,334	14,219	402,165
Shigatse Tingri Airport[2]	Shigatse, Tibet	China	DDR	ZUDR	28°36′16″N 86°47′59″E	4,317	14,163
Garze Kangding Airport	Kangding, Sichuan	China	KGT	ZUKD	30°09′27″N 101°44′05″E	4,280	14,042	25,417
Ngari Gunsa Airport	Gar, Tibet	China	NGQ	ZUAL	32°06′31″N 80°03′10″E	4,274	14,022	190,056
Ngari Burang Airport	Burang, Tibet	China	APJ	ZUPL	30°23′51″N 81°08′19″E	4,250	13,944
Vicco Airport[3]	Vicco	Peru	none	SPVI	10°50′40″S 76°14′50″W	4,103	13,461
Garze Gesar Airport[4]	Garzê, Sichuan	China	GZG	ZUGZ	31°45′18″N 99°33′13″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	4,061	13,323	1,793,668
Shannan Longzi Airport[6]	Shannan, Tibet	China	LGZ	ZUSH	28°25′21″N 92°20′41″E	3,950	12,959
Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport	Potosí	Bolivia	POI	SLPO	19°32′35″S 65°43′25″W	3,936	12,913
Yushu Batang Airport	Yushu, Qinghai	China	YUS	ZLYS	32°50′21″N 97°02′20″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	3,826	12,552
Golog Maqin Airport[8]	Golog, Qinghai	China	GMQ	ZLGL	34°25′18″N 100°18′5″E	3,788	12,428	132,161
Shigatse Peace Airport[9]	Shigatse, Tibet	China	RKZ	ZURK	29°21′06″N 89°18′25″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	3,780	12,402
Juan Mendoza Airport	Oruro	Bolivia	ORU	SLOR	17°57′45″S 67°04′34″W	3,702	12,146
Uyuni Airport	Uyuni	Bolivia	UYU	SLUY	20°27′00″S 66°50′32″W	3,665	12,024
Lhasa Gonggar International Airport[10]	Lhasa, Tibet	China	LXA	ZULS	29°17′52″N 90°54′43″E	3,570	11,713	4,779,386
Ngawa Hongyuan Airport[11]	Hongyuan, Sichuan	China	AHJ	ZUHY	32°31′45″N 102°21′25″E	3,535	11,598	22,748
Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport[12]	Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan	China	JZH	ZUJZ	32°51′15″N 103°41′07″E	3,448	11,312	150,029
Andahuaylas Airport[13]	Andahuaylas	Peru	ANS	SPHY	13°39′0″S 73°25′0″W	3,444	11,299
Francisco Carle Airport[14]	Jauja	Peru	JAU	SPJJ	11°47′0″S 75°28′0″W	3,363	11,033
Manang Airport	Manang	Nepal	NGX	VNMA	28°37′59.99″N 84°00′00″E	3,353	11,001
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport[15]	Cusco	Peru	CUZ	SPZO	13°32′8″S 71°56′37″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	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	3,280	10,761	369,848
Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport	Tashkurgan, Xinjiang	China	HQL	ZWTK	37°39′46″N 75°17′32″E	3,258	10,689
Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport[18]	Leh, Ladakh	India	IXL	VILH	34°08′09″N 77°32′47″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	3,203	10,509	88,502
Haibei Qilian Airport[20]	Qilian, Qinghai	China	HBQ	ZLHB	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	3,112	10,210
Lake County Airport	Leadville, Colorado	United States	LXV	KLXV	39°13′13″N 106°19′00″W	3,026	9,928
San Luis Airport[22]	Ipiales	Colombia	IPI	SKIP	00°51′43″N 77°40′18″W	2,976	9,764
Nyingchi Mainling Airport[23]	Mainling, Tibet	China	LZY	ZUNZ	29°18′12″N 94°20′07″E	2,949	9,675	515,780
Haixi Mangnai Airport[24]	Mangnai, Qinghai	China	HTT	ZLHX	38°12′12″N 90°50′30″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	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	2,904	9,528
Haixi Delingha Airport[27]	Delingha, Qinghai	China	HXD	ZLDL	37°7′30″N 97°16′7″E	2,860	9,383	57,092
Golmud Airport[28]	Golmud, Qinghai	China	GOQ	ZLGM	36°24′02″N 94°47′10″E	2,842	9,324	313,215
Simikot Airport	Simikot	Nepal	IMK	VNST	29°58′9.59″N 81°49′4.79″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	2,813	9,229
Cotopaxi International Airport[30]	Latacunga	Ecuador	LTX	SELT	00°54′25″S 078°36′57″W	2,806	9,206
Tenzing-Hillary Airport[31]	Lukla	Nepal	LUA	VNLK	27°41′16″N 86°43′53″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	2,773	9,098
Telluride Regional Airport	Telluride, Colorado	United States	TEX	KTEX	37°57′14″N 107°54′31″W	2,767	9,078	22,540
Jomsom Airport	Jomsom	Nepal	JMO	VNJS	28°46′33.59″N 83°43′12.59″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	2,676	8,780
Shennongjia Hongping Airport	Shennongjia, Hubei	China	HPG	ZHSN	31°38′01″N 110°20′17″E	2,580	8,465	20,263
Toluca International Airport	Toluca	Mexico	TLC	MMTO	19°20′13″N 99°33′57″W	2,580	8,465	585,036
Rodríguez Ballón International Airport[34]	Arequipa	Peru	AQP	SPQU	16°20′28″S 71°34′59″W	2,562	8,406	1,990,820
Yongphulla Airport[35]	Trashigang	Bhutan	YON	VQTY	27°15′23″N 91°30′52″E	2,562	8,406
Angel Fire Airport	Angel Fire, New Mexico	United States	AXX	KAXX	36°25′19″N 105°17′24″W	2,554	8,379
El Dorado International Airport[36]	Bogotá	Colombia	BOG	SKBO	04°42′5″N 74°8′49″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	2,548	8,360
Mariscal Lamar International Airport[38]	Cuenca	Ecuador	CUE	SECU	02°53′22″S 078°59′04″W	2,532	8,307

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