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In aviation and aviation meteorology, a flight level ( FL) is an aircraft's altitude at standard air pressure, expressed in hundreds of feet.
Flight levels use QNE or pressure altitude, while altitude references QNH or local pressure adjusted to sea level pressure. Altitudes are used at low levels and flight levels at higher levels. The transition between altitudes and flight levels differs by country and is generally just above the highest obstacle in that country.
Yes, altitude is below transition level, flight level is above transition altitude. Altitude is referencing to actual (local) air pressure, while flight level is against standard pressure 2992 / 1013. The transition altitude is dependent on the location and are definded so both will not mix up.
25 sty 2024 · A flight level (FL) is a standard pressure altitude, expressed as three numbers. Aircraft flying on flight levels all measure their altitude from the same pressure setting, 1013.2 Hpa (or 29.92 InHg).
Flight level and standard pressure. A Flight Level (FL) is the vertical distance of an aircraft above the ISOBARIC SURFACE of 1013.25hPa (hecto Pascal) or 29.92 in Hg (inches of Mercury). An ISOBARIC SURFACE is the invisible landscape that connects all points with the same atmospheric pressure.
Flight Levels (FL) are "officially designated" pressure altitudes at or above the official transition altitude (TA). These TA and FL designations are different by country, or even within different terminal areas of the same country.
Strictly speaking a flight level is an indication of pressure, not of altitude. Only above the transition level (which depends on the local QNH but is typically 4000 feet above sea level) are flight levels used to indicate altitude; below the transition level feet are used.
