Landing on the Andes

[Velocity173]

Not a big Airbus fan but 22,840 ft is impressive.

https://www.heliopsmag.com/h145-lands-on-top-of-the-andes

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Fun fact: Mt. Aconcagua is actually higher than Everest because of the equator bulge.

Interesting. It is further from the center of the earth yet considerably less high above sea level. Evidently the equator bulges 15 sm relative to the poles.

https://metro.co.uk/2016/05/17/theres-a-mountain-thats-actually-higher-than-mount-everest-5887559/