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From: chinadaily.com.cn 2010-07-21 15:50:00
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Chamdo Bangda Airport:the highest airport in the world

Qamdo Bangda Airport, also known as Bamda Airport, is located at Bangda County of Qamdo Prefecture, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It is the highest airport in the world, at an elevation of 4,334 metres. [Photo by Xu Yang/chinadaily.com.cn]

With average temperature in spring and winter staying at 20 degrees Celsius below zero, the Qamdo Bangda Airport is an airport with the worst weather conditions in the world. [Photo by Xu Yang/chinadaily.com.cn]

The 5,500-metre-long runway at the Qamdo Bangda Airport is the longest publicly used runway in the world. [Photo by Xu Yang/chinadaily.com.cn]

 
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