From kls Sat Oct 30 22:46:42 1993 Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: bounce-back From: campbjw@wkuvx1.bitnet Subject: altitude questions Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Organization: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Date: 30 Oct 93 22:46:42 PDT In the Nashville, TN area where I live, Air Traffic Control usually assigns commercial flights to altitude levels of 28000 to 33000 feet - what is the highest common flight level used and what is the maximum flight level the average commercial plane can attain? Related to that, what are the limiting factors in altitude attainment for commercial planes? Are these altitudes typical for trans-oceanic flights? What are typical altitudes for European flights - I assume somewhat less since distances travelled are often less than in North America? Does direction make much difference in altitude assignments? Thanks, John --------------------- John Campbell (CAMPBJW@WKUVX1.BITNET) Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY (USA)