Airport records

Lowest airports in the world

Airports with scheduled passenger flights closest to, or below, sea level.

#1 · GUW-72 ft

Atyrau International Airport, Kazakhstan

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#	Code	Airport	Elevation
1	GUW	Atyrau International AirportAtyrau, Kazakhstan	-72 ft (-22 m)
2	RZR	Ramsar AirportRamsar, Iran	-70 ft (-21 m)
3	ASF	Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International AirportAstrakhan, Russia	-65 ft (-20 m)
4	NSH	Nowshahr AirportNowshahr, Iran	-61 ft (-19 m)
5	IPL	Imperial County AirportImperial, United States	-54 ft (-16 m)
6	RAS	Sardar-e-Jangal AirportRasht, Iran	-40 ft (-12 m)
7	BKN	Balkanabat International AirportBalkanabat, Turkmenistan	-26 ft (-8 m)
8	RTM	Rotterdam The Hague AirportRotterdam, Netherlands	-15 ft (-5 m)
9	AMS	Amsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdam, Netherlands	-11 ft (-3 m)
10	CUK	Caye Caulker AirportCaye Caulker, Belize	2 ft (1 m)
11	BTI	Barter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportBarter Island, United States	2 ft (1 m)
12	KDM	Kaadedhdhoo AirportHuvadhu Atoll, Maldives	2 ft (1 m)
13	CYC	Caye Chapel AirportCaye Chapel, Belize	3 ft (1 m)
14	BSA	Bender Qassim International AirportBosaso, Somalia	3 ft (1 m)
15	EYW	Key West International AirportKey West, United States	3 ft (1 m)
16	PLJ	Placencia AirportPlacencia, Belize	3 ft (1 m)
17	MKP	Makemo AirportMakemo, French Polynesia	3 ft (1 m)
18	RFP	Raiatea AirportUturoa, French Polynesia	3 ft (1 m)
19	BMU	Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin AirportBima, Indonesia	3 ft (1 m)
20	SPR	John Greif II AirportSan Pedro, Belize	4 ft (1 m)
21	MSY	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportNew Orleans, United States	4 ft (1 m)
22	MBJ	Sangster International AirportMontego Bay, Jamaica	4 ft (1 m)
23	DUD	Dunedin International AirportDunedin, New Zealand	4 ft (1 m)
24	CTG	Rafael Nuñez International AirportCartagena, Colombia	4 ft (1 m)
25	HAQ	Hanimaadhoo International AirportHaa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives	4 ft (1 m)