I wonder if someone else would be willing to try this out and see if they are having the same issue.

According to the charts for HECA (Cairo International), the airport elevation is 467'. However, when on the ground in the PMDG 737 I see a discrepancy between the altitude reading when local pressure is selected and the striped amber "Landing Altitude Indication" on the altitude tape of the PFD.

The amber-striped "Landing Altitude Indication" appears to read correctly at around the 467' mark but is far from being at the same level as the altitude display window which should surely read the same altitude. However, it doesn't. It reads about 220' which explains why the "Landing Altitude Indication" is way above it giving the impression the aircraft is underground.

If I adjust the pressure setting the "Landing Altitude Indication" will move down the tape until aligned with the altitude display box and the reading in the box will increase until it displays the correct altitude. When the altitude reading reads 467', and as one would expect, the "Landing Altitude Indication" is the same height and all looks well.

I'm concluding at the moment that there is something wrong with the pressure setting alignment in this area OR the airport elevation is 247' lower than it should be.

The problem still occurs if I turn the live weather off.

Does anyone have any idea what is going on here and to who I should report the issue? I don't think it is a Navigraph issue as their data seems correct and it doesn't look like a PMDG problem either because if I select a default aircraft that also thinks the airport elevation is 220' when it should be 467'.

This looks like an MSFS issue from my perspective so would appreciate it of one of you could have a look for yourself before I head over there asking them to look at it.

 

I think the elevation is off.  The one time I flew there (to the Asobo HECA scenery) the airport was sunken into the ground.

I posted about it on the MSFS forum and it was moved to a "known issue" thread that has existed for a year. It seems that the elevation is way off and they know about it and they have known about it for a year.

But it's still a thing.