Originally Posted by
sandiego89
Can someone help me (sorry if I missed it) with what the altitude readings such as FlightAware and other reports on this incident really indicate? I realize that such programs are not exact.
- Sea level altitude? corrected?
- What specific point of the aircraft is being measured? Pilots eye? Black box? belly of the aircraft from radar altitude? Where on the belly?
Good questions. The approach end of 28R is charted as 13 feet above sea level.
Are the numbers on the plot done by FlightAware's Ryan Jorgenson above sea level or above the taxiway? The data came from the FAA's 'Surface Movement Event Service' according to the newspaper article linked earlier.