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.