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Airport elevation

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000068

The highest point of an airport's usable runways measured in feet from mean sea level.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000068
FieldAviation and air traffic control
SynonymsField elevation
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoTouchdown zone elevation; Aerodrome elevation [ICAO]
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000068",
  "term": "Airport elevation",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "The highest point of an airport's usable runways measured in feet from mean sea level.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Field elevation"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Touchdown zone elevation",
    "Aerodrome elevation [ICAO]"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/airport-elevation/"
}

Record 68 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.