English Explanatory Dictionary

transition altitude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The altitude (which varies by country) above which an aircraft's barometric altimeters are set as if the sea-level atmospheric pressure were equal to 1013.25 hectopascals (regardless of the actual atmospheric conditions) and altitudes are reported as flight levels.

Word forms

transition altitude transition altitudes

Related words

transition layer
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