Highest Airports in China

Airports in China ranked by elevation above sea level.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇨🇳 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Daocheng Yading AirportGarzê (Daocheng) · 14,472 ft above sea level

4,411 m

Qamdo Bangda AirportBangda · 14,219 ft above sea level

4,334 m

Shigatse Tingri AirportXigazê (Dingri) · 14,108 ft above sea level

4,300 m

Damxung Air BaseLhasa (Damxung) · 14,105 ft above sea level

4,299 m

Kangding AirportGarzê (Kangding) · 14,042 ft above sea level

4,280 m

Ngari Gunsa AirportShiquanhe · 14,022 ft above sea level

4,274 m

Ali Pulan AirportBurang Town · 13,943 ft above sea level

4,250 m

Garze Gesar AirportGarzê (Garzê) · 13,346 ft above sea level

4,068 m

Shannan Longzi AirportShannan · 12,959 ft above sea level

3,950 m

Yushu Batang AirportYushu (Batang) · 12,816 ft above sea level

3,906 m

Golog Maqên AirportGolog (Maqên) · 12,426 ft above sea level

3,787 m

Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air BaseXigazê (Samzhubzê) · 12,408 ft above sea level

3,782 m

Lhasa Gonggar International AirportShannan (Gonggar) · 11,713 ft above sea level

3,570 m

Hongyuan AirportNgawa (Hongyuan) · 11,600 ft above sea level

3,536 m

Jiuzhai Huanglong AirportNgawa (Songpan) · 11,327 ft above sea level

3,452 m

Ninglang Luguhu AirportNinglang · 10,804 ft above sea level

3,293 m

Diqing Shangri-La AirportDiqing (Shangri-La) · 10,761 ft above sea level

3,280 m

Gannan Xiahe AirportGannan (Xiahe) · 10,510 ft above sea level

3,203 m

Tashikuergan Hongqilafu AirportTashikuergan · 10,499 ft above sea level

3,200 m

Haibei Qilian AirportHaibei (Qilian) · 10,377 ft above sea level

3,163 m

Hainanzhou Gonghe AirportHainan (Gonghe) · 10,052 ft above sea level

3,064 m

Haixi Delingha AirportDelingha · 9,843 ft above sea level

3,000 m

Nyingchi Mainling AirportNyingchi (Mainling) · 9,675 ft above sea level

2,949 m

Golmud AirportGolmud · 9,334 ft above sea level

2,845 m

Zhangjiajie Hehua International AirportZhangjiajie (Yongding) · 8,530 ft above sea level

2,600 m

Shennongjia Hongping AirportShennongjia (Hongping) · 8,365 ft above sea level

2,550 m

Lanping Fenghua General AirportLanping Bai · 8,276 ft above sea level

2,523 m

Hejing Bayinbuluke AirportHejing · 8,219 ft above sea level

2,505 m

Mianyang Nanjiao AirportMianyang (Fucheng) · 7,874 ft above sea level

2,400 m

Lijiang Sanyi International AirportLijiang · 7,359 ft above sea level

2,243 m

Xining Caojiabao International AirportHaidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County) · 7,119 ft above sea level

2,170 m

Dali Fengyi AirportDali (Xiaguan) · 7,050 ft above sea level

2,149 m

Kunming Changshui International AirportKunming · 6,903 ft above sea level

2,104 m

Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLanzhou (Yongdeng) · 6,388 ft above sea level

1,947 m

Zhaotong Airport (Old)Zhaotong (Zhaoyang) · 6,340 ft above sea level

1,932 m

Tengchong Tuofeng AirportBaoshan (Tengchong) · 6,250 ft above sea level

1,905 m

Lincang Boshang AirportLincang · 6,230 ft above sea level

1,899 m

Guyuan Liupanshan AirportGuyuan (Yuanzhou) · 5,727 ft above sea level

1,746 m

Barkol Dahe AirportBarkol · 5,720 ft above sea level

1,743 m

Mazongshan AirportMazongshan · 5,462 ft above sea level

1,665 m

Baoshan Yunrui AirportBaoshan (Longyang) · 5,453 ft above sea level

1,662 m

Zhangye Ganzhou AirportZhangye (Ganzhou) · 5,280 ft above sea level

1,609 m

Wenshan Puzhehei AirportWenshan · 5,217 ft above sea level

1,590 m

Jiayuguan International AirportJiayuguan · 5,112 ft above sea level

1,558 m

Xichang Qingshan AirportLiangshan (Xichang) · 5,112 ft above sea level

1,558 m

Linze Danxia AirportZhangye (Linze) · 5,089 ft above sea level

1,551 m

Xinyuan Gongnaisi AirportXinyuan · 5,036 ft above sea level

1,535 m

Qingshui Air BaseJiuquan (Suzhou) · 4,872 ft above sea level

1,485 m

Anshun Huangguoshu AirportAnshun (Xixiu) · 4,812 ft above sea level

1,467 m

Bijie Feixiong AirportBijie · 4,751 ft above sea level

1,448 m

Highlights

Within China, Daocheng Yading Airport ranks first in 2026 with 4,411 m, followed by Qamdo Bangda Airport (4,334 m) and Shigatse Tingri Airport (4,300 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 4,411 m (Daocheng Yading Airport) to 1,448 m (Bijie Feixiong Airport), with a median of 2,575 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.

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Highlights

Within China, Daocheng Yading Airport ranks first in 2026 with 4,411 m, followed by Qamdo Bangda Airport (4,334 m) and Shigatse Tingri Airport (4,300 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 4,411 m (Daocheng Yading Airport) to 1,448 m (Bijie Feixiong Airport), with a median of 2,575 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.