High Elevation Airports

The FAA considers airports with elevations greater than 8,000 feet as “high elevation airports.”

US highest airport:

  • 9,934, KLXV, Lake County Airport
  • 9,070, KTEX, Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, Colorado
  • 8,380, KAXX, Angel Fire Airport, Angel Fire, New Mexico
  • 7,820, KASE, Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
  • 7,680, KGUC, Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport
  • 7,539, KALS, San Luis Valley Regional Airport, Alamosa County, Colorado
  • 7,284, KLAR, Laramie Regional Airport, Wyoming
  • 7,015, KFLG, Flagstaff, Arizona
  • 6,882, KSBS, Steamboat Springs
  • 6,765, KRKS, Wyoming, in Rock Springs
  • 6,689, KDRO, Durango–La Plata County Airport, Durango, Colorado, US
  • 6,547, KEGE, Eagle County Regional, Gypsum, Colorado