# List of highest airports

This is a list of the world's highest civilian airports, situated at a minimum elevation of 2,500m (8,202ft) above mean sea level.
| 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 / ﻿29.31278°N 100.05889°E﻿ / 29.31278; 100.05889﻿ (Daocheng Yading Airport) | 4,411 | 14,472 | 155,474 |
| Qamdo Bamda Airport | 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 | Rikaze, Tibet | China | DDR | ZUDR | 28°36′16″N 86°47′59″E﻿ / ﻿28.60444°N 86.79972°E﻿ / 28.60444; 86.79972﻿ (Rikaze Dingri Airport) | 4,317 | 14,163 | |
| 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 (Kangding Airport) | 4,280 | 14,042 | 25,417 |
| Ngari Gunsa Airport | Shiquanhe, 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 |
| Vicco Airport | 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 | 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 | 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 Lhünzê Airport | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 Airport | 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 Airport) | 3,570 | 11,713 | 4,779,386 |
| Hongyuan Airport | Hongyuan, Sichuan | China | AHJ | ZUHY | 32°31′45″N 102°21′25″E﻿ / ﻿32.52917°N 102.35694°E﻿ / 32.52917; 102.35694﻿ (Hongyuan Airport) | 3,535 | 11,598 | 22,748 |
| Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jiantang, 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Huatugou Airport | Mangnai, Qinghai | China | HTT | ZLHX | 38°12′12″N 90°50′30″E﻿ / ﻿38.20333°N 90.84167°E﻿ / 38.20333; 90.84167﻿ (Huatugou Airport) | 2,945 | 9,662 | 64,747 |
| Teniente Coronel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (closed) | 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) | 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 | |
| Delingha Airport | Delingha, Qinghai | China | HXD | ZLDL | 37°7′30″N 97°16′7″E﻿ / ﻿37.12500°N 97.26861°E﻿ / 37.12500; 97.26861﻿ (Delingha Airport) | 2,860 | 9,383 | 57,092 |
| Golmud Airport | 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) | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |