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Absolute altitude Calculator

✖Geometric altitude is the altitude as measured from the mean sea level.ⓘ Geometric Altitude [h_G]

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✖Absolute Altitude is the altitude as measured from the center of the earth.ⓘ Absolute altitude [h_a]

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Absolute altitude Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Absolute Altitude = Geometric Altitude+[Earth-R]
h_a = h_G+[Earth-R]
This formula uses 1 Constants, 2 Variables

Constants Used

[Earth-R] - Earth mean radius Value Taken As 6371.0088

Variables Used

Absolute Altitude - (Measured in Meter) - Absolute Altitude is the altitude as measured from the center of the earth.
Geometric Altitude - (Measured in Meter) - Geometric altitude is the altitude as measured from the mean sea level.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Geometric Altitude: 28991 Meter --> 28991 Meter No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

h_a = h_G+[Earth-R] --> 28991+[Earth-R]

Evaluating ... ...

h_a = 6399999.8

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

6399999.8 Meter --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

6399999.8 ≈ 6.4E+6 Meter <-- Absolute Altitude

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Geometric altitude for given geopotential altitude

LaTeX Go Geometric Altitude = [Earth-R]*Geopotential altitude/([Earth-R]-Geopotential altitude)

Geopotential altitude

LaTeX Go Geopotential altitude = [Earth-R]*Geometric Altitude/([Earth-R]+Geometric Altitude)

Geometric altitude

LaTeX Go Geometric Altitude = Absolute Altitude-[Earth-R]

Absolute altitude

LaTeX Go Absolute Altitude = Geometric Altitude+[Earth-R]

Absolute altitude Formula

LaTeX Go

Absolute Altitude = Geometric Altitude+[Earth-R]
h_a = h_G+[Earth-R]

What does the geometric altitude tell?

A geometric altitude measurement tells you exactly how far you are from the ground. In practice, making geometric altitude measurements requires specialized electronic equipment like a GPS.

How to Calculate Absolute altitude?

Absolute altitude calculator uses Absolute Altitude = Geometric Altitude+[Earth-R] to calculate the Absolute Altitude, Absolute Altitude is a measure of the height of an aircraft above the Earth's surface, calculated by adding the geometric altitude to the Earth's radius, providing a more accurate representation of the aircraft's true vertical distance from the center of the Earth. Absolute Altitude is denoted by h_a symbol.

How to calculate Absolute altitude using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Absolute altitude, enter Geometric Altitude (h_G) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Absolute altitude calculation can be explained with given input values -> 6.4E+6 = 28991+[Earth-R].

FAQ

What is Absolute altitude?

Absolute Altitude is a measure of the height of an aircraft above the Earth's surface, calculated by adding the geometric altitude to the Earth's radius, providing a more accurate representation of the aircraft's true vertical distance from the center of the Earth and is represented as h_a = h_G+[Earth-R] or Absolute Altitude = Geometric Altitude+[Earth-R]. Geometric altitude is the altitude as measured from the mean sea level.

How to calculate Absolute altitude?

Absolute Altitude is a measure of the height of an aircraft above the Earth's surface, calculated by adding the geometric altitude to the Earth's radius, providing a more accurate representation of the aircraft's true vertical distance from the center of the Earth is calculated using Absolute Altitude = Geometric Altitude+[Earth-R]. To calculate Absolute altitude, you need Geometric Altitude (h_G). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Geometric Altitude and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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