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FAR DECODED — GLOSSARY

AIRPORT ELEVATION

Defined in FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Title 14 CFR › Glossary › AIRPORT ELEVATION

Definition

AIRPORT ELEVATION

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

  • See: ICAO term AERODROME ELEVATION

Source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).

Where This Term Is Used

  • 14 CFR § 91.1037 — § 91.1037 Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered; Limitations; Destination and alternate airports.
  • 14 CFR § 91.103 — § 91.103 Preflight action.
  • 14 CFR § 91.167 — § 91.167 Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions.
  • 14 CFR § 91.169 — § 91.169 IFR flight plan: Information required.
  • 14 CFR § 91.605 — § 91.605 Transport category civil airplane weight limitations.
  • 14 CFR § 91.176 — § 91.176 Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR.
  • 14 CFR § 91.175 — § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR.
  • 14 CFR § 91.121 — § 91.121 Altimeter settings.
  • 14 CFR § 91.129 — § 91.129 Operations in Class D airspace.

9 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.

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