Record #00234Transport archive
World's Highest-Elevation Civil Airport
Located in Daocheng County, Sichuan Province, China, Daocheng Yading Airport stands at an elevation of 4,411 meters, making it the highest civilian airport in regular commercial operation worldwide.
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4411m
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- Holder
- Daocheng Yading Airport
- Location
- Haizi Mountain, Daocheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China · Daocheng Yading Airport Site
- Start date
- 2013-09-16
- Record status
- Verified · currentReport an issue
Overview
Archive NoteDaocheng Yading Airport is a civil transport airport on Haizi Mountain in Daocheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. The prefectural government records an elevation of 4,411 m and the start of civil operations in 2013.
Its high-elevation setting creates operational performance constraints associated with thinner air. The record uses the airport's published elevation rather than runway length, airfield classification or other engineering specifications.
Record history
1 Milestones- 4411 mDaocheng Yading AirportHaizi Mountain, Daocheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, ChinaCurrent Record
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