altitude
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ADS-B Out continually broadcasts an aircraft’s location, altitude, speed and identification number, giving air-traffic control better situational awareness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
To acclimate his players to the altitude, he held training camp in Pachuca, at an elevation of 7,979 feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Without supplemental oxygen, a fully acclimatised climber would typically survive only two to three days at that altitude.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
ADS-B Out equipped aircraft broadcast their altitude, latitude, longitude and velocity based on those GPS signals for nearby ADS-B In equipped aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
I did the calculations, assuming our rocket reached maximum velocity immediately upon launch and rounding off the altitude to ten thousand feet.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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