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AIRPORT ELEVATION

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

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

See TOUCHDOWN ZONE ELEVATION; AERODROME ELEVATION ICAO.

In the 7110.65

Used in 6 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 2-4-17Numbers Usage
  2. 5-2-15Validation of Mode C Altitude Readout
  3. 5-2-21Altitude Filters
  4. 5-9-7Simultaneous Independent Approaches- Dual & Triple
  5. 5-9-10Simultaneous Independent Approaches to Widely-Spaced Parallel Runways Without Final Monitors
  6. 6-7-1Application