Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
What is the elevation of the airport access road at the point where it's crossed by the 30L extended centre line ?
First is like a small downslope and then the terrain is getting lower toward access road. After the access road terrain goes uphill. Highway is on higher grounds. The difference is about 10 meters or so. Not so big, but it plays important role - Embraer basically was in ground effect after the end of the runway. If the access road was in level with the runway - it would be a disaster.