The Lowest Airports in the World
A handful of airports sit at or below sea level, from coastal fields on reclaimed land to airstrips in the great rift depressions. This list ranks scheduled airports by their field elevation, lowest first, using the OurAirports database.
- 1Bar Yehuda AirfieldMTZMasada-1,266 ftElevation
- 2Furnace Creek AirportDTHDeath Valley-210 ftElevation
- 3Cliff Hatfield Memorial AirportCLRCalipatria-182 ftElevation
- 4Ein Yahav AirfieldEIYSapir-164 ftElevation
- 5Brawley Municipal AirportBWCBrawley-128 ftElevation
- 6Jacqueline Cochran Regional AirportTRMPalm Springs-115 ftElevation
- 7Salton Sea AirportSASSalton City-84 ftElevation
- 8Bishe Kola Air BaseBSMAmol-79 ftElevation
- 9Atyrau International AirportGUWAtyrau-72 ftElevation
- 10Ramsar AirportRZRRamsar-70 ftElevation
- 11Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International AirportASFAstrakhan-65 ftElevation
- 12Nowshahr AirportNSHNowshahr-61 ftElevation
- 13Imperial County AirportIPLImperial-54 ftElevation
- 14El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field)NJKEl Centro-42 ftElevation
- 15Sardar-e-Jangal AirportRASRasht-40 ftElevation
- 16Balkanabat International AirportBKNBalkanabat-26 ftElevation
- 17Gorgan AirportGBTGorgan-24 ftElevation
- 18Rotterdam The Hague AirportRTMRotterdam-15 ftElevation
- 19Lelystad AirportLEYLelystad-13 ftElevation
- 20Amsterdam Airport SchipholAMSAmsterdam-11 ftElevation
- 21Dathina AirportDAHDathina-2 ftElevation
- 22Corn Island AirportRNICorn Island1 ftElevation
- 23Gag Island AirportGAVGag Island1 ftElevation
- 24Kiunga AirportKIUKiunga1 ftElevation
- 25Noosa AirportNSVAustralia1 ftElevation
- 26Ravenna AirportRANRavenna (RA)1 ftElevation
- 27Barter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportBTIBarter Island2 ftElevation
- 28Caye Caulker AirportCUKCaye Caulker2 ftElevation
- 29Kaadedhdhoo AirportKDMHuvadhu Atoll2 ftElevation
- 30Marin County Airport - Gnoss FieldNOTNovato2 ftElevation
- 31New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender FieldNBGNew Orleans2 ftElevation
- 32Southport AirportSHQAustralia2 ftElevation
- 33Ærø AirfieldEKAEMarstal3 ftElevation
- 34Alfredo Noa Díaz AirportUMAMaisí3 ftElevation
- 35Barra del Colorado AirportBCLPococi3 ftElevation
- 36Bartica A AirportGFOBartica3 ftElevation
- 37Bender Qassim International AirportBSABosaso3 ftElevation
- 38Bersujud AirportBTWBatu Licin3 ftElevation
- 39Borkum AirportBMKBorkum3 ftElevation
- 40Caye Chapel AirportCYCCaye Chapel3 ftElevation
- 41Coconut Island AirportCNCAustralia3 ftElevation
- 42De Kooy Airfield / Den Helder Naval Air StationDHRDen Helder3 ftElevation
- 43Edward Bodden Little Cayman AirfieldLYBBlossom Village3 ftElevation
- 44Emden AirportEMEEmden3 ftElevation
- 45Fakahina AirportFHZFakahina3 ftElevation
- 46Key West International AirportEYWKey West3 ftElevation
- 47Kuala Batu AirportKJXBlangpidie3 ftElevation
- 48Leeuwarden Air BaseLWRLeeuwarden3 ftElevation
- 49Limon AirportLMHLimón3 ftElevation
- 50Lorenzo AirportMXQCairu3 ftElevation
- 51Makemo AirportMKPMakemo3 ftElevation
- 52Marau AirportRUSMarau3 ftElevation
- 53Melangguane AirportMNAKarakelong Island3 ftElevation
- 54Mys Kamenny AirportYMKMys Kamennyi3 ftElevation
- 55New Amsterdam AirportQSXNew Amsterdam3 ftElevation
- 56Norden-Norddeich AirportNODNorddeich3 ftElevation
- 57Pine Cay AirportPICPine Cay3 ftElevation
- 58Placencia AirportPLJPlacencia3 ftElevation
- 59Raiatea AirportRFPUturoa3 ftElevation
- 60Salt Cay AirportSLXSalt Cay3 ftElevation
Rankings are derived from the public-domain OurAirports dataset and are for general reference only. Browse the full directory of airports, see all rankings, or explore other lists below.