World's Top 50 Highest Elevation Airports
High-altitude international commercial aerodromes ranked by field elevation above mean sea level (MSL).
| Published Rank | Aerodrome Name | IATA / ICAO | Country | Field Elevation | Longest Runway | Broader Universe Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | El Alto International Airport | LPB (SLLP) | Bolivia | 13,355 ft (4071m MSL) | 13,123 ft | #7 of 7,558 (Top 2.6%) |
| #2 | Inca Manco Capac International Airport | JUL (SPJL) | Peru | 12,552 ft (3826m MSL) | 13,780 ft | #11 of 7,558 (Top 2.7%) |
| #3 | Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base | RKZ (ZURK) | China | 12,408 ft (3782m MSL) | 16,404 ft | #14 of 7,558 (Top 2.7%) |
| #4 | Lhasa Gonggar International Airport | LXA (ZULS) | China | 11,713 ft (3570m MSL) | 13,123 ft | #16 of 7,558 (Top 2.7%) |
| #5 | Joya Andina International Airport | UYU (SLUY) | Bolivia | 11,136 ft (3394m MSL) | 13,123 ft | #20 of 7,558 (Top 2.8%) |
| #6 | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport | CUZ (SPZO) | Peru | 10,860 ft (3310m MSL) | 11,146 ft | #23 of 7,558 (Top 2.8%) |
| #7 | Alcantarí International Airport | SRE (SLAL) | Bolivia | 10,184 ft (3104m MSL) | 11,811 ft | #30 of 7,558 (Top 2.9%) |
| #8 | Adolfo López Mateos International Airport | TLC (MMTO) | Mexico | 8,466 ft (2580m MSL) | 13,780 ft | #50 of 7,558 (Top 3.2%) |
| #9 | El Dorado International Airport | BOG (SKBO) | Colombia | 8,361 ft (2548m MSL) | 12,467 ft | #56 of 7,558 (Top 3.3%) |
| #10 | Jorge Wilsterman International Airport | CBB (SLCB) | Bolivia | 8,360 ft (2548m MSL) | 12,460 ft | #57 of 7,558 (Top 3.3%) |
| #11 | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | UIO (SEQM) | Ecuador | 7,841 ft (2390m MSL) | 13,445 ft | #67 of 7,558 (Top 3.4%) |
| #12 | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | ADD (HAAB) | Ethiopia | 7,630 ft (2326m MSL) | 12,467 ft | #75 of 7,558 (Top 3.5%) |
| #13 | Felipe Ángeles International Airport | NLU (MMSM) | Mexico | 7,369 ft (2246m MSL) | 14,764 ft | #81 of 7,558 (Top 3.6%) |
| #14 | Hermanos Serdán International Airport | PBC (MMPB) | Mexico | 7,361 ft (2244m MSL) | 11,811 ft | #83 of 7,558 (Top 3.6%) |
| #15 | Lijiang Sanyi International Airport | LJG (ZPLJ) | China | 7,359 ft (2243m MSL) | 9,843 ft | #85 of 7,558 (Top 3.6%) |
| #16 | Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport | MEX (MMMX) | Mexico | 7,316 ft (2230m MSL) | 12,966 ft | #87 of 7,558 (Top 3.7%) |
| #17 | Skardu International Airport | KDU (OPSD) | Pakistan | 7,316 ft (2230m MSL) | 11,995 ft | #88 of 7,558 (Top 3.7%) |
| #18 | Sanaa International Airport | SAH (OYSN) | Yemen | 7,216 ft (2199m MSL) | 10,669 ft | #93 of 7,558 (Top 3.7%) |
| #19 | Xining Caojiabao International Airport | XNN (ZLXN) | China | 7,119 ft (2170m MSL) | 12,467 ft | #98 of 7,558 (Top 3.8%) |
| #20 | Jose Maria Córdova International Airport | MDE (SKRG) | Colombia | 6,955 ft (2120m MSL) | 11,286 ft | #107 of 7,558 (Top 3.9%) |
| #21 | Eldoret International Airport | EDL (HKEL) | Kenya | 6,941 ft (2116m MSL) | 11,480 ft | #108 of 7,558 (Top 3.9%) |
| #22 | Kunming Changshui International Airport | KMG (ZPPP) | China | 6,903 ft (2104m MSL) | 14,764 ft | #110 of 7,558 (Top 4.0%) |
| #23 | Abha International Airport | AHB (OEAB) | Saudi Arabia | 6,858 ft (2090m MSL) | 10,991 ft | #114 of 7,558 (Top 4.0%) |
| #24 | Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport | LHW (ZLLL) | China | 6,388 ft (1947m MSL) | 13,123 ft | #143 of 7,558 (Top 4.4%) |
| #25 | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport | QRO (MMQT) | Mexico | 6,296 ft (1919m MSL) | 11,483 ft | #147 of 7,558 (Top 4.5%) |
| #26 | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | COS (KCOS) | United States | 6,187 ft (1886m MSL) | 13,500 ft | #161 of 7,558 (Top 4.6%) |
| #27 | Aguascalientes International Airport | AGU (MMAS) | Mexico | 6,112 ft (1863m MSL) | 9,843 ft | #163 of 7,558 (Top 4.7%) |
| #28 | General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport | MLM (MMMM) | Mexico | 6,033 ft (1839m MSL) | 11,155 ft | #174 of 7,558 (Top 4.8%) |
| #29 | Guanajuato International Airport | BJX (MMLO) | Mexico | 5,956 ft (1815m MSL) | 11,483 ft | #180 of 7,558 (Top 4.9%) |
| #30 | Kabul International Airport | KBL (OAKB) | Afghanistan | 5,877 ft (1791m MSL) | 11,483 ft | #197 of 7,558 (Top 5.1%) |
| #31 | Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani International Airport | KER (OIKK) | Iran | 5,741 ft (1750m MSL) | 12,635 ft | #220 of 7,558 (Top 5.4%) |
| #32 | Hosea Kutako International Airport | WDH (FYWH) | Namibia | 5,640 ft (1719m MSL) | 15,010 ft | #234 of 7,558 (Top 5.6%) |
| #33 | O.R. Tambo International Airport | JNB (FAOR) | South Africa | 5,558 ft (1694m MSL) | 14,495 ft | #246 of 7,558 (Top 5.8%) |
| #34 | Hawassa International Airport | AWA (HALA) | Ethiopia | 5,450 ft (1661m MSL) | 9,843 ft | #265 of 7,558 (Top 6.0%) |
| #35 | Denver International Airport | DEN (KDEN) | United States | 5,431 ft (1655m MSL) | 16,000 ft | #271 of 7,558 (Top 6.1%) |
| #36 | Srinagar International Airport | SXR (VISR) | India | 5,429 ft (1655m MSL) | 12,090 ft | #273 of 7,558 (Top 6.1%) |
| #37 | Issyk-Kul International Airport | IKU (UCFL) | Kyrgyzstan | 5,425 ft (1654m MSL) | 12,467 ft | #274 of 7,558 (Top 6.1%) |
| #38 | Albuquerque International Sunport | ABQ (KABQ) | United States | 5,355 ft (1632m MSL) | 13,793 ft | #280 of 7,558 (Top 6.2%) |
| #39 | Moshoeshoe I International Airport | MSU (FXMM) | Lesotho | 5,348 ft (1630m MSL) | 10,498 ft | #284 of 7,558 (Top 6.3%) |
| #40 | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | NBO (HKJK) | Kenya | 5,330 ft (1625m MSL) | 13,507 ft | #285 of 7,558 (Top 6.3%) |
| #41 | Quetta International Airport | UET (OPQT) | Pakistan | 5,267 ft (1605m MSL) | 12,001 ft | #296 of 7,558 (Top 6.4%) |
| #42 | Jiayuguan International Airport | JGN (ZLJQ) | China | 5,112 ft (1558m MSL) | 9,843 ft | #324 of 7,558 (Top 6.8%) |
| #43 | Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport | IFN (OIFM) | Iran | 5,059 ft (1542m MSL) | 14,425 ft | #336 of 7,558 (Top 7.0%) |
| #44 | Guadalajara International Airport | GDL (MMGL) | Mexico | 5,016 ft (1529m MSL) | 13,123 ft | #345 of 7,558 (Top 7.1%) |
| #45 | Shirak International Airport | LWN (UDSG) | Armenia | 5,000 ft (1524m MSL) | 10,564 ft | #349 of 7,558 (Top 7.1%) |
| #46 | Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport | SYZ (OISS) | Iran | 4,927 ft (1502m MSL) | 14,345 ft | #364 of 7,558 (Top 7.3%) |
| #47 | Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport | HRE (FVRG) | Zimbabwe | 4,887 ft (1490m MSL) | 15,502 ft | #374 of 7,558 (Top 7.5%) |
| #48 | Kigali International Airport | KGL (HRYR) | Rwanda | 4,859 ft (1481m MSL) | 11,483 ft | #377 of 7,558 (Top 7.5%) |
| #49 | Taif International Airport | TIF (OETF) | Saudi Arabia | 4,848 ft (1478m MSL) | 12,254 ft | #384 of 7,558 (Top 7.6%) |
| #50 | Zahedan International Airport | ZAH (OIZH) | Iran | 4,564 ft (1391m MSL) | 14,042 ft | #427 of 7,558 (Top 8.2%) |