New ‘World’s Highest Airport’ Planned for Tibet

Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 01.21.10 | 12:32 PM ET

The AFP reports that the new facility will be built in the Nagqu prefecture, at 4,436 meters (14,554 feet) above sea level—102 meters, or 335 feet, higher than the current record holder, also in Tibet. (Via @alisonbrick)