Countries With the Most High-Altitude Airports
About This Dataset
Countries With the Most High-Altitude Airports
This chart counts, by country, the airports on the list of the world's highest airports, all of which sit at 2,532 metres or more above sea level.
Analysis
China has 24 of the 56 airports on the list, 43% of the total, ahead of Peru with 8. 10 countries have at least one airport at this altitude.
Key Findings
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China leads in Airports on the list of highest airports with 24 in 2026.
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Average Airports on the list of highest airports in 2026: 6 · median: 4.
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Gap in 2026: China is 24× larger than Bhutan.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia - List of highest airports
- Coverage
- 10 entities · 2026 · 10 observations
- Measure
- Airports on the list of highest airports
- Last updated
- 10 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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