10 airports below sea level

#1 Metzada airport (Israel) / OACI LLMZ/ IATA MTZ

Altitude : -386 m = -1266 ft.

Small desert airfield located in the southern Judean Desert, between Arad and Ein Gedi, west of the Dead Sea. Opened in 1963, it is just 4.2 km from the access to Masada Fortress and about an hour and a half drive from Jerusalem, Israel. The aerodrome is a public concession, mainly used as an alternate airport, as well as for charter and tourist flights. Located 378m below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda aerodrome is the lowest airport in the world.

Runways

• Runway 01/19 : 1200 m = 3937 ft

-> Aviation weather, Metzada airport NOTAM and VAC

#2 Cliff Hatfield airport (USA) / OACI KCLR/ IATA CLR

Altitude : -55 m = -180 ft.

Runways

• Runway 08/26 : 1043 m = 3423 ft

-> Aviation weather, Cliff Hatfield airport NOTAM and VAC

#3 Eyn Yahav airport (Israel) / OACI LLEY/ IATA EIY

Altitude : -50 m = -164 ft.

Runways

• Runway 01/19 : 1202 m = 3943 ft

-> Aviation weather, Eyn Yahav airport NOTAM and VAC

#4 Brawley airport (USA) / OACI KBWC/ IATA BWC

Altitude : -39 m = -128 ft.

Runways

• Runway 08/26 : 1342 m = 4402 ft

-> Aviation weather, Brawley airport NOTAM and VAC

#5 Desert Resorts Regl airport (USA) / OACI KTRM/ IATA TRM

Altitude : -35 m = -115 ft.

Runways

• Runway 17/35 : 2591 m = 8500 ft
• Runway 12/30 : 1522 m = 4995 ft

-> Aviation weather, Desert Resorts Regl airport NOTAM and VAC

#6 Bisheh Kola airport (Iran) / OACI OINJ/ IATA BSM

Altitude : -24 m = -79 ft.

Runways

• Runway 09/27 : 986 m = 3235 ft

-> Aviation weather, Bisheh Kola airport NOTAM and VAC

#7 Atyrau airport (Kazakhstan) / OACI UATG/ IATA GUW

Altitude : -22 m = -72 ft.

Runways

• Runway 14/32 : 3000 m = 9842 ft

-> Aviation weather, Atyrau airport NOTAM and VAC

#8 Ramsar airport (Iran) / OACI OINR/ IATA RZR

Altitude : -21 m = -69 ft.

Runways

• Runway 13/31 : 1500 m = 4920 ft

-> Aviation weather, Ramsar airport NOTAM and VAC

#9 Astrakhan airport (Russian Federation) / OACI URWA/ IATA ASF

Altitude : -20 m = -66 ft.

Runways

• Runway 09/27 : 2500 m = 8202 ft
• Runway 11/29 : 1800 m = 5906 ft

-> Aviation weather, Astrakhan airport NOTAM and VAC

#10 Noshahr airport (Iran) / OACI OINN/ IATA NSH

Altitude : -19 m = -62 ft.

Runways

• Runway 10/28 : 1884 m = 6182 ft

-> Aviation weather, Noshahr airport NOTAM and VAC

#11 Imperial Co airport (USA) / OACI KIPL/ IATA IPL

#12 Babolsar airport (Iran) / OACI OINB

#13 El Centro NAF airport (USA) / OACI KNJK/ IATA NJK

#14 Rasht airport (Iran) / OACI OIGG/ IATA RAS

#15 Gorgan airport (Iran) / OACI OING/ IATA GBT

#16 Rotterdam airport (Netherlands) / OACI EHRD/ IATA RTM

#17 Lelystad airport (Netherlands) / OACI EHLE/ IATA LEY

#18 Amsterdam Schipol airport (Netherlands) / OACI EHAM/ IATA AMS

#19 Alexandria airport (Egypt) / OACI HEAX/ IATA ALY

#20 Dunkerque-Gyvelde airport (France) / OACI LFAK