"john89" wrote in message
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Hello everybody,

I got a question regarding the so-called "elevation", i.e. the highest
point of a runway. I have been told that the elevation is usually at
the threshold, right before the touchdown zone, in order to ensure an
easier take-off.
However, as airplanes land in the same direction as they take off,
isn't the descending RWY a problem for landing? My (admittedly
unprofessional) reasoning suggests that it would be better for aircraft
to land on RWYs increasing in altitude.
Am I completely off the track? Any experts out there, please help ;-)

John

http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0908/00769IL9.PDF


An IFR chart will gir you the touchdown elevation for the runway your
landing on.



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john89