Absolute altitude

Absolute altitude

Absolute altitude is the height of the aircraft above the terrain over which it is flying.

The vertical distance between a flying aircraft, rocket, etc., and the point on the earth's surface directly below it, as measured by an electronic altimeter (absolute altimeter).

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