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  1. 🤖 Voici la carte d'analyse de la situation en altitude en Europe de ce jour à la mi-journée.
    Source : meteocentre.com/analysis/map-u

  2. USA commercial airports at the most altitude above the city

    Provided below is a list of those American commercial airports with scheduled airline service, whose elevation has the most difference in altitude over and above the city’s official elevation (usually downtown). As always, any additions, corrections, or suggestions are most welcome. Each elevation is based on the information provided by gemini.google.ai and/or confirmed through en.wikipedia.org.

    Billings-Logan International set upon Rimrock Mesa overlooking the city – Source: flybillings.com

    Most surprising to this blog author was how many airports rom the eastern half of the United States are on the list (approximately half), including the first two positions. Many of these variations in elevation, especially in the East result from the downtown area being located in a river valley, while the airport was built on a bluff or hill above the city.

    Peace!

    Charleston-Yeager Airport atop a bluff overlooking the city in the valley – Source: wvpublic.org

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    CITY: AIRPORT ELEVATION – OFFICIAL/DOWNTOWN ELEVATION = +DIFFERENCE

    1. Johnstown, Pennsylvania: 2,284′ vs. 1,161′ = +1,123 feet

    2. Duluth, Minnesota: 1,428′ vs. 605′ = +823 feet

    3. Lewiston, Idaho: 1,438′ vs. 745′ = +693 feet

    4. Marquette, Michigan: 1,204.5′ vs. 633′ = +571.5 feet

    5. Las Cruces, New Mexico: 4,456.5′ vs. 3,901′ = 555.5 feet

    6. Moab, Utah: 4,579′ vs. 4,026′ = +553 feet

    7. Spokane, Washington: 2,385′ vs. 1,843′ = +542 feet

    8. Billings, Montana: 3,652′ vs. 3,126′ = 526 feet

    9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 1,202.9′ vs. 764′ = +438.9 feet

    10. Rock Springs, Wyoming: 6,765′ vs. 6,388′ = +377 feet

    11-12. Charleston, West Virginia: 947′ vs 597′ and Great Falls, Montana: 3,680 feet vs. 3,330′ = +350 feet each

    13. Altoona, Pennsylvania: 1,503′ vs. 1,161′ = +342 feet

    14. Telluride, Colorado: 9,078 vs. 8,754′ = +324 feet

    15. Grand Junction, Colorado: 4,861′ vs. 4,583′ = +278 feet

    16. Huntington, West Virginia: 828′ vs 564′ = +264 feet

    17. Dubuque, Iowa: 1,076′ vs. 817′ = +259 feet

    18. Clarksburg, West Virginia: 1,223.5′ vs. 994′ = +229.5 feet

    19. Lewisburg, West Virginia: 2,301′ vs. 2,080′ = +221 feet

    20. Scranton, Pennsylvania: 962′ vs. 745′ = 217 feet

    21. Casper, Wyoming: 5,344′ vs. 5,118′ = 216 feet

    22. Jackson Hole, Wyoming: 6,451′ vs. 6,237′ = 214 feet

    23. Durango, Colorado: 6,686′ vs 6,512′ = +174 feet

    24. Cincinnati, Ohio: 895.8′ vs 742′ = +153.8 feet

    25. St. Louis, Missouri: 617.3 vs. 466 feet = +151.3 feet

    26. Topeka, Kansas: 1,077.9′ vs. 938′ = +139.9 feet

    27. Albany, New York: 285′ vs. 148′ = +137 feet

    28. Taos, New Mexico: 7,096′ vs 6,969′ = +127 feet

    29. Kansas City, Missouri: 1,026.9′ vs. 910′ = +116.9 feet

    #airports #altitude #cities #elevation #fun #geography #history #landUse #planning #terrain #topography #transportation #travel
  3. I did ride my Mountainbike in an altitude like this (2200 m) before. On a mountain top!
    División del Norte, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
    #Altitude #biking #ThinAir

  4. Imagine: Chinese people built this very high-altitude bridge across mountains, and it's very thin yet can hold heavy vehicles. They didn't even have access to the sanctioned US Nvidia H100 chip. #engineeringmarvel #china #infrastructure #bridgedesign #technology #altitude #resilience

  5. Pour fêter le premier jour du printemps on sort une nouvelle absinthe!
    Premier Opus de notre série des 4 saisons de Vivaldi, la Primavera, absinthe verte à 65°.
    Une verte florale avec des fleurs de primevère dans la coloration.

    #altitude #printemps #vivaldi #archimboldo #lisevurpillotart #lasemilla #distillerieaymonier #aymonier #lesfourgs #paysdelabsinthe #paysandistillateur #absenta #absinthe #absinth #assenzio #wormwood #4saisons #4seasons #4stagioni #le4stagioni #feeverte

  6. The genetic basis of Peruvians’ ability to live at high altitude - Enlarge / Many Peruvians are well adapted to high-altitude life in the Andes. (credit: Eric Lafforg... more: arstechnica.com/?p=1601367 #anthropology #altitude #science #hypoxia #sherpas #peru