Daocheng Yading Airport, China

Daocheng Yading Airport, which opened in September 2013, is the highest-altitude airport in the world. It is amid at an acclivity of 4,411m. The airport serves Doacheng County in the Garzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province.

The airport comprises of a individual aerodrome which is 4,200m continued and 45m wide, and a 5,000m² terminal building. The airport is powered by six patented Resibloc dry-type transformers rated at 4,688kW, supplied by ABB.

The airport was complete with an investment of CNY1.58bn ($255m). The biking time from Daocheng to Chengdu, which aforetime appropriate a two-day bus trip, has been bargain to just one hour with the aperture of the airport. The airport is accepted to serve 280,000 cartage a year and flight casework to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xi'an are accepted to alpha in 2014.

 

Qamdo Bamda Airport, China

Qamdo Bamda Airport, aswell accepted as Changdu Bangda Airport, is the world's additional highest-altitude bartering airport. It is amid at an acclivity of 4,334m, confined the boondocks of Qamdo (Changdu) in Tibet, China.

The airport appearance the world's longest paved runway, barometer 5,500m long, and a terminal building. An amplification activity is currently underway, which aloft achievement in 2015, will accredit the airport to handle 180,000 cartage a year.

The amplification activity is account RMB 270m (approximately $45m) and is getting adjourned by the NDRC and the Civilian Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The activity will absorb about-face of the absolute terminal into a warehouse, architecture of a new terminal accoutrement 4,000m², a new accessory and aliment to the aerodrome and accessory surface.

Kangding Airport, China

Kangding Airport is amid in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, about 38km from Kangding, the basic of Sichuan Province. At 4,280m acclivity aloft sea level, it is the world's third highest-altitude bartering airport.

The airport's 4,000m continued aerodrome caters to average sized commuter / burden aircraft, such as the Airbus A319-100 and Boeing 737-700. The terminal at the airport serves about 330,000 cartage and 1,980t of burden per year.

The airport cuts down the adventure time to Chengdu City-limits by 35 minutes. It was complete with an investment of one billion Yuan ($120m). Zhongnan Airports Architecture Corporation was the basic contractor. Bartering operations were started in October 2008.Shigatse Peace Airport, China

Shigatse Peace Airport, aswell accepted as Shigatse Air Base, is a aggressive and civilian airport amid in Hongdang County, Shigatse Prefecture, in the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is 43km abroad from Shigatse City, the additional better city-limits in Tibet. It is the eighth highest-altitude airport in the world, anchored at an acclivity of 3,782m.

The airport was originally opened in 1973 for aggressive use. Civilian operations were started in October 2010, afterward a CNY532m ($88m) amplification activity that was launched in April 2009.

The airport has a aerodrome barometer 5,000m and a terminal accoutrement an breadth of 4,500m². It is accepted to handle 230,000 cartage and 1,150t of burden per annum by 2020.

Lhasa Gonggar Airport, China

Lhasa Gonggar Airport, which serves the city-limits of Lhasa, the basic city-limits of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is amid about 62km south-west of Lhasa, at the southern coffer of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Gonggar County, Shannan Prefecture. At 3,570m elevation, it is the ninth highest-altitude airport in the world.

The airport became operational in 1965. It serves as a above hub for Tibet Airlines and accommodates up to 5 A340 or seven Boeing 757 aircraft simultaneously. It appearance a two-storey commuter terminal, and two runways barometer 4,000m (Asphalt) and 3,600m (Concrete) in length. The additional aerodrome was complete in 1994. The terminal accessories were upgraded in 2004.

The aboriginal artery in Tibet called Lhasa / Gonggar airport artery basic allotment of National Artery 318 and abutting the airport was commissioned in July 2011.

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, China

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport is amid two kilometres from Chuanzhusi Town, in Songpan County of Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is the world's tenth accomplished distance airport, at an acclivity of 3,448m. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is amid 240km from this airport.

The Jiuzhai Huanglong airport serves about 800,000 cartage a year and is operated by Sichuan Jiuzhaihuanglong Airport Company. Commuter casework were started in September 2003.

The airport was broadcast alert in 2006 and 2011. It currently appearance a individual commuter terminal architecture accoutrement an breadth of 17,000m², and a aerodrome barometer 3,400m long.