Council Airport ( IATA : CIL , FAA LID : K29 ) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) north of the central business district of Council , in the Nome Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska .
5-464: Council Airport covers an area of 114 acres (46 ha) at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 10/28 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). This article about an Alaska airport is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in the Nome Census Area, Alaska is
10-466: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid , a mathematical model of the Earth 's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vertical datum ). The term elevation is mainly used when referring to points on
15-473: The Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface. Elevation is not to be confused with the distance from the center of the Earth. Due to the equatorial bulge , the summits of Mount Everest and Chimborazo have, respectively, the largest elevation and
20-582: The landscape at different scales. Tools inside the GIS allow for manipulation of data for spatial analysis or cartography. A topographical map is the main type of map used to depict elevation, often through contour lines . In a Geographic Information System (GIS), digital elevation models (DEM) are commonly used to represent the surface (topography) of a place, through a raster (grid) dataset of elevations. Digital terrain models are another way to represent terrain in GIS. USGS (United States Geologic Survey)
25-595: The largest geocentric distance. In aviation, the term elevation or aerodrome elevation is defined by the ICAO as the highest point of the landing area. It is often measured in feet and can be found in approach charts of the aerodrome. It is not to be confused with terms such as the altitude or height. GIS or geographic information system is a computer system that allows for visualizing, manipulating, capturing, and storage of data with associated attributes. GIS offers better understanding of patterns and relationships of
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