The world's lowest airports with scheduled flights

The world's lowest airports with scheduled flights

The nine airports with scheduled passenger flights that lie below sea level, as of October 2026. Most sit around the Caspian Sea; two are on reclaimed Dutch land. The lowest airfield of all, Bar Yehuda by the Dead Sea (about 380 m below sea level), has no scheduled flights, and neither does Death Valley's Furnace Creek (−64 m). Elevations from published airport data and the FAA.

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Updated: 16/10/2026

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1Atyrau Airport

Kazakhstan

−22 m (−72 ft)Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT, Pegasus and others
2Ramsar Airport

Iran

−21 m (−70 ft)Iran Air
3Astrakhan Airport

Russia

−20 m (−65 ft)Aeroflot, Pobeda, Rossiya, Azerbaijan Airlines and others
4Noshahr Airport

Iran

−19 m (−61 ft)Iran Air
5Imperial County Airport

United States

−16 m (−54 ft)Southern Airways Express (Advanced Air from 1 Nov 2026)
6Sardar-e-Jangal Airport

Iran

−12 m (−40 ft)Qeshm Air, Karun Airlines
7Gorgan Airport

Iran

−7 m (−24 ft)Pouya Air and others
8Rotterdam The Hague Airport

Netherlands

−4 m (−14 ft)Transavia, TUI fly, British Airways and others
9Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Netherlands

−3 m (−11 ft)KLM and about 100 other airlines
  1. 1. Atyrau Airport

    The world's lowest international airport, serving Kazakhstan's Caspian oil region. From here you can fly directly to Amsterdam, which is also below sea level.

    Sources: Wikipedia: Atyrau Airport · OurAirports: UATG

  2. 2. Ramsar Airport

    Built for Caspian-coast tourism before 1979. Flights to Mashhad run about once a week; Iranian domestic services have been irregular since the 2026 shutdown.

    Sources: Wikipedia: Ramsar International Airport · Avionio: IR3371

  3. 3. Astrakhan Airport

    In the Volga delta near the Caspian. Named after the painter Boris Kustodiev, who was born in Astrakhan.

    Sources: Wikipedia: Narimanovo Airport · OurAirports: URWA

  4. 4. Noshahr Airport

    The airport of the former Shah's summer capital. Flights resumed in August 2026 after a long gap.

    Sources: Wikipedia: Noshahr Airport · Avionio: NSH departures (Oct 2026)

  5. 5. Imperial County Airport

    In California's Imperial Valley. Its subsidised flights to Los Angeles and Phoenix change operator on 1 November 2026.

    Sources: AirNav: KIPL (FAA data) · Wikipedia: Imperial County Airport

  6. 6. Sardar-e-Jangal Airport

    On Iran's Caspian coast, with flights to Tehran and Ahvaz.

    Sources: Wikipedia: Rasht Airport · Avionio: RAS departures (Oct 2026)

  7. 7. Gorgan Airport

    Built on top of the Narges Tepe archaeological mound, which was excavated in 2004 and 2006.

    Sources: Wikipedia: Gorgan Airport · Avionio: GBT departures (Oct 2026)

  8. 8. Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    Built in 1955–56 in the Zestienhoven polder, after Rotterdam's earlier airport was destroyed in the war.

    Sources: Wikipedia: Rotterdam The Hague Airport · OurAirports: EHRD

  9. 9. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    Stands on the bed of the Haarlemmermeer, a lake drained in 1848–52. Ships once sailed where planes now land.

    Sources: Wikipedia: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · OurAirports: EHAM

Sources (18)
  1. Wikipedia: Atyrau Airport
  2. OurAirports: UATG
  3. Wikipedia: Ramsar International Airport
  4. Avionio: IR3371
  5. Wikipedia: Narimanovo Airport
  6. OurAirports: URWA
  7. Wikipedia: Noshahr Airport
  8. Avionio: NSH departures (Oct 2026)
  9. AirNav: KIPL (FAA data)
  10. Wikipedia: Imperial County Airport
  11. Wikipedia: Rasht Airport
  12. Avionio: RAS departures (Oct 2026)
  13. Wikipedia: Gorgan Airport
  14. Avionio: GBT departures (Oct 2026)
  15. Wikipedia: Rotterdam The Hague Airport
  16. OurAirports: EHRD
  17. Wikipedia: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
  18. OurAirports: EHAM

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