Frank is in an airplane flying at 14,080 ft above sea level. He wants to land the airplane on a runway that is 22 ft below sea l

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Frank is in an airplane flying at 14,080 ft above sea level. He wants to land the airplane on a runway that is 22 ft below sea l

evel. What was the total vertical distance between his current height and the runway?

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Blababa [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-07T04:48:59+03:00

The total distance between the airplane and the runway is 14102 ft.

The total height distance between the airplane and the runway can be solved through the equation:

14,080 ft + 22ft = <span>14102 ft
</span>Since the runway is below sea level, it adds to the total distance.

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