Airport
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Updated: 16/10/2026
The world's highest civil airport since it opened in September 2013. It cut the trip from Chengdu to Daocheng from two days by bus to about an hour by air.
Sources: Wikipedia: Daocheng Yading Airport · OurAirports: ZUDC · Avionio: DCY departures (Oct 2026)
The highest airport in the world from 1994 until Daocheng opened. It was built with a 5,500 m runway, because aircraft need very long take-off runs in such thin air.
Sources: Wikipedia: Qamdo Bamda Airport · Avionio: BPX departures (Oct 2026)
Opened in December 2022 near Mount Everest's north side. A route to Lhasa started in September 2026, aimed at Everest tourism.
Sources: Wikipedia: Shigatse Tingri Airport · Beijing Daily, new Tingri–Lhasa route (4 Sep 2026)
Opened in 2009 with a 4,000 m runway. Flights to Chengdu run about twice a week.
Sources: Wikipedia: Kangding Airport · Avionio: KGT departures (Oct 2026)
A shared military and civil airport in far-western Tibet, and the air gateway for pilgrims to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.
Sources: Wikipedia: Ngari Gunsa Airport · Avionio: NGQ departures (Oct 2026)
Opened in September 2019 with a 4,000 m runway, one of five Chinese airports above 4,000 m at the time.
Sources: Wikipedia: Garze Gesar Airport
The world's highest international airport. Thin air limits how much a wide-body jet can carry on take-off, and Airbus and Boeing test new aircraft here, including the A350 and 787.
Sources: Wikipedia: El Alto International Airport · OurAirports: SLLP
Handled its first flight in January 2023, with a 4,500 m runway.
Sources: Wikipedia: Shannan Longzi Airport · Avionio: LGZ departures (Oct 2026)
After the 2010 Yushu earthquake it was the main airlift for rescuers and supplies. It handled about 405,000 passengers in 2025.
Sources: Wikipedia: Yushu Batang Airport · Avionio: YUS departures (Oct 2026)
The air gateway to Lake Titicaca and Puno. Its 4,200 m runway is the longest in Peru.
Sources: Wikipedia: Inca Manco Cápac International Airport · Avionio: JUL departures (Oct 2026)
Built on the Dawutan grassland and opened in July 2016 as Qinghai's fifth civil airport.
Sources: Wikipedia: Golog Maqin Airport · Avionio: GMQ departures (Oct 2026)
A military base from 1973 that opened to civil flights in 2010. Its 5,000 m runway is among the longest public runways in the world.
Sources: Wikipedia: Shigatse Peace Airport · Avionio: RKZ departures (Oct 2026)
On Bolivia's open Altiplano, with one daily route to Cochabamba.
Sources: Wikipedia: Juan Mendoza Airport · Avionio: ORU departures (Oct 2026)
Opened in 2011 to serve the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat.
Sources: Wikipedia: Uyuni Airport · Avionio: UYU departures (Oct 2026)
Strong afternoon winds push most flights into the morning, and pilots need high-altitude training to fly here.
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