ARPT ELEVATION FOR MAF ON THE WORLD AERO CHART IS IN ERROR. ELEVATION SHOWN IS 287 FT; WHEN THE CORRECT ELEVATION IS 2871.

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I FILED A VFR FLT PLAN FROM FLG TO ODESSA THROUGH ELP. WX AT MAF WAS IFR AT TIME OF DEP WITH PROGRESS FOR IMPROVING TO MVFR. OVER ELP I COULD SEE A SOLID DECK E AND MAF RPTING BOUT 1200 FT CEILING. I FILED IFR ON TOP AND CONTINUED ON WITHOUT APCH PLATES FOR TX; HALF HOPING IT WOULD BE BROKEN BY THE TIME I GOT TO MAF AND DSND WITH A CONTACT APCH THROUGH A HOLE. INSTEAD OF LNDG AT ODESSA I HAD APCH DESCRIBE THE ILS APCH TO ME; SHOT IT TO CIRCLE TO LAND AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. HOWEVER; AFTER FLYING 4 HRS; IF BASES WERE LOWER; OR I ENCOUNTERED ICE OR TURB OR DUSK AND TURNED TO NIGHT OR ANY OTHER PROB OCCURRED BESIDES NOT HAVING APCH PLATES FOR THE AREA I WAS FLYING; THINGS COULD HAVE GOTTEN 'STICKY.' I ALLOWED MY OPTIONS TO NARROW BY NOT HAVING THE APCH PLATES. WITH THE FLYING I AM NOW DOING I AM GOING TO EXPAND MY INST CHART/PLATE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN AS MANY WKS THAT I HAD A NEED TO FILL OUT A NASA FORM. I AM LOOKING AT THAT SERIOUSLY AND CONSIDERING WHAT I NEED TO CHANGE IN MY FLYING HABITS. ALSO; THE ALT LISTED ON THE CG19 WAC FOR MAF IS 287; ABOUT 2600 FT OFF!