Field Elevation

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pilot-in-command
airworthiness requirements
preflight visual inspection
POH
hangar
preflight assessment
airworthy
type design
visual preflight assessment
maintenance logbook
airframe logbooks
engine logbooks
propeller logbooks
appliance logbooks
airworthy status
static system
transponder certification
VOR — VHF omnidirectional range
ELT — Emergency Locator Transmitter
static system and encoder certification
AD — Airworthiness Directives
inoperative equipment
ADs — airworthiness directives
Current Airworthiness Certificate
doorpost
shoulder harness
crazing
light refraction
detents
alternator switch
gyro instruments
magneto switches
hazing
avionics master
takeoff position
mechanical air-driven gyro instruments
retractable gear
annunciator panel
barometric setting
Field Elevation
VSI — vertical speed indicator
pitot/static
counterclockwise
rivets
spar lines
wing struts
horizontal stabilizer
vertical stabilizer
avionics cooling fans
leading edge
hangar rash
fairings
fiberglass
delamination
100LL
detonation
wingtips
concentrated radii
rivet heads
JET-A
kerosene
aerodynamic devices
misfueling
deicing equipment
fuel strainer quick drain
fuel tank sump
sumping
vented fuel caps
condensation
pinging
oil dipstick
kerosene-based fuel
squat switches
wheel pants
shock struts
reciprocating airplane engines
fuel filler nozzles
shimmy damper
elastomeric
tricycle gear
bungee cords
crankshaft
tank sealant
pitting
controllable pitch propeller
sumping the fuel system
alternator/generator drive belts
nosewheel
landing gear strut
heat muffs
firewall
fuel leakage
quart
elastomeric compound
skid
aerodynamic drag
risk
situational awareness
risk assessment
risk mitigation
human resource management
weather briefer
airflow restriction
inadvertent instrument conditions
stick-and-rudder capability
Risk Identification
VFR pilot
hazardous to safe flight
airport ramp
taxiway
airport diagram
rotor downwash
position lights
engine preheat
ammeter
hand propping
magneto switch
magneto primary circuit
kickback
backfiring
cowl flaps
taxiing
expectation bias
weathervane
rudder pedals
quartering headwind
quartering tailwind
crosswind taxi corrections
propeller slipstream
nosewheel-type airplane
tailwheel-type airplane
directional gyro
before-takeoff check
stress risers
baffles
"Hg — inches of mercury
gyroscopic instruments
spool up
Transponder Codes
Refueling operations
best glide speed
AGL — above ground level
tank selector
wheel chocks
swerves
upwind aileron
weathervaning tendency
before-takeoff checklist
nosewheel steering
flight controls
Engine Operation
takeoff power
inches of mercury
longitudinal axis
baffling
cylinder overheating
navigation sources and courses
autopilot preselects
"Hg
runway numbers

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Plain English Meaning

How high the airport sits above sea level, measured at the highest point of its runways.

Full Definition

The officially surveyed highest point of an airport's usable runways, expressed in feet above mean sea level (MSL).

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Seen on airport charts, airport data pages, flight planning tools, and weather reports for an airport.

Derivation

"Field" is an older term for an airport, dating from when airports were literally grass fields. "Elevation" comes from the Latin elevare, meaning "to lift up" — here, how far the ground is lifted above sea level.

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