As of 2026-04-29, Daocheng Yading Airport tops the list with 4,411 m.
- #1 Daocheng Yading Airport — 4,411 m
airport in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan, China
Daocheng Yading Airport is an airport serving Daocheng County in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, China. It is located in Sangdui Township, 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the county seat and 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the Yading Nature Reserve. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Qamdo Bamda Airport — 4,400 m
airport in Baxoi, Chamdo, Tibet, China
Changdu Bangda Airport, also known as Qamdo Bamda Airport, is an airport serving Qamdo (Changdu), Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the village of Bamda (Bangda). Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Franz Tamayo Airport — 4,377 m
airport in Bolivia
Ulla Ulla Airport is an extremely-high elevation airport 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Ulla Ulla village in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. Ulla Ulla is close to the Peruvian border north of Lake Titicaca. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Shigatse Tingri Airport — 4,300 m
Proposed airport in China
Shigatse Tingri Airport, also called Rikaze Tingri Airport is a high-altitude airport in Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region. Construction began in August 2019 and the airport was opened in December 2022. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Laguna Colorada Airport — 4,297 m
airport in Bolivia
Laguna Colorada Airport is an extremely high elevation airstrip just south of Laguna Colorada, a shallow salt lake within the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in the southwest of the Bolivian altiplano. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Garzê Kangding Airport — 4,280 m
airport
Ganzi Kangding Airport is an airport serving Kangding, the capital of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the city center. Construction of the airport began in September 2006 and the airport started operation on April 26, 2009. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Ngari Günsa Airport — 4,274 m
airport
Ali Kunsha Airport, also called Ngari Günsa Airport,, also known as Shiquanhe Airport, is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the town of Shiquanhe in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet region of China. It is located in the Günsa Township, roughly 90 km from Shiquanhe. It started operations on 1 July 2010, becoming the fourth civil airport in Tibet after Lhasa, Nyingchi, and Qamdo airports. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Ngari Burang Airport — 4,250 m
airport in Burang, Ngari, Tibet, China
Ali Pulan Airport is a dual-use military-civilian airport in Burang County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. It is located at an elevation of 4,250 m (13,940 ft), 12 km from Burang Town. The airport is designed for 150,000 passengers and 600 tons of cargo annually. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Vicco Airport — 4,103 m
airport in Peru
Vicco Airport is a very high elevation airport serving the mining town of Vicco in the Pasco Region of Peru. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Garzê Gesar Airport — 4,068 m
airport in Garzê, Sichuan, China
Ganzi Gesaer Airport is an airport in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. It is located at the border of Laima Town (来马镇) of Garzê County and Cuo'a Town (错阿镇) of Dêgê County, about 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Garzê Town and 152 kilometres (94 mi) from the seat of Dege. Read more on Wikipedia.
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