Highest elevation airport

[MasterBates]

What is the highest airport in the world?
Does anyone know which one is the toughest one for commercial operation, in regard to weather, terrain, etc (hope I´m not starting any "my dad is stronger than yours" issues here).
I´m not talking about grass or mudstrips, rather an airport with some facilities.
B. rgds

M. Bates
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[reynoldsno1]

I believe the highest airfield in the world is a military strip somewhere in N. Pakistan at about 16000ft amsl. I think the highest civilian strip is Syangboche in Nepal (c.12500ft amsl) - diverted there (honest!) once in a MiL8 from Lukla (9500ft), and spent the night in the Sherpa Lodge. I recommend the yak steak...

[McD]

El Alto, the major airport (used daily by 757s and other aircraft) at La Paz, Bolivia has an elevation above 13,300 feet.

[OzExpat]

reynolds... I'd be REALLY surprised if there was anything OTHER than "yak steak"... :D

[Vizsla]

La Paz has something like a 3 mile runway, you never seem to unstick until you fall off a cliff at the eastern end. Always a good laugh to watch tourists collapsing with hypoxia....Oxygen available in the terminal....quick bus ride to alto plano sort you out........