China plans world's highest airport in Tibet

LHASA: China plans to break a new record and build the world's highest airport in Tibet at an elevation of 4,436 m, the regional civil aviation director announced.

Xu Bo, director of the Tibetan Branch of the China Civil Aviation Administration, said the airport, planned for the Nagqu prefecture, would be 102 meters higher than Bamda Airport in Tibet's Qamdo prefecture, which was built in 1994 and is currently the world's highest airport.

Xu Jian, director of the Nagqu Committee of Development and Reform, said the airport included in Tibet's development plan. The committee has yet to confirm a site for the airport.