Changeset: 36401146
fix ele=feet for DRA airport
Closed by Aleks-Berlin
Tags
build | 2.4-16-g0c126d0 |
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created_by | Potlatch 2 |
version | 2.4 |
Discussion
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Comment from maxerickson
~1000 meters appears to have been more correct than ~300. A good source for US airport information is the FAA:
https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/airportLookup/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=nv65
There is a geographic search available here:
https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/airportdata_5010/
(Under "Location(s) Selection Form", I usually search by State and County, which returns a manageable number of airports).
It also seems that the FAA identifier has been changed to NV65.
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Comment from maxerickson
Sorry for the double message, after searching on County/State, the interesting information is at the "Airport Contact Information" link under Reports.
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Comment from Aleks-Berlin
http://www.gcmap.com/airport/DRA
Elevation: 3314 ft (1010 m)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Desert Rock Airport
Elevation AMSL 1,010 ft / 308 mhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury,_Nevada
Elevation 3,789 ft (1,155 m)==> ok you are right, and wikipedia is wrong.
I will go to ele=1010m again. -
Comment from maxerickson
I'm sure that gcmap and Wikipedia both got their information from the FAA database I linked, it's just that at some point someone involved with putting the data into Wikipedia thought that the 1010 meters needed conversion to meters.
I think for US airports there is no reason to use any source other than the FAA, unless that source has clearly added or corrected information (here gcmap just replicates the FAA data, and Wikipedia had mangled it).
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