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5 Highest Airports
Reach mountain tops without your hiking boots.
1. Daocheng Yading Airport (ZUDC), China (14,472 feet above sea level). Opened in 2013, this is the new champ.
2. Qamdo Bamda Airport (ZUBD), Tibet-China (14,219 feet above sea level). It has the world’s longest (3.4 miles) publicly used paved runway.
3. Kangding Airport (ZUKD), Tibet-China (14,042 feet above sea level).
4. Ngari Gunsa Airport (ZUAL), Southwestern Tibet-China (14,022 feet above sea level).
5. El Alto International Airport (SLLP), Bolivia (13,325 feet above sea level). The world’s highest international airport.