Daocheng airport in Garzi, a heavily ethnic Tibetan part of Sichuan, is 4,411 meters (14,472 feet) above sea level, and overtakes Qamdo airport in Tibet, which sits at 4,334 metres above sea level, for the title of world's highest.
The 1.58 billion yuan ($258 million) airport, designed to handle 280,000 passengers a year.
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