cruising altitude
noun
: the height in the sky at which an airplane stays for most of a flight
The pilot announced that we'd reached cruising altitude.
a cruising altitude of 40,000 feet
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Like an exploding volcano, the Garnet Fire in the Central Sierra Nevada is sending a pyrocumulus plume up to 35,000 feet, the cruising altitude of planes, and is now producing lightning.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The change in air pressure meant that the jet needed more fuel to reach cruising altitude, adding more weight to the aircraft.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
But once the aircraft is at a cruising altitude, owners have the option of removing the leash.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
But before long, this peripatetic entrepreneur will be back at cruising altitude.
—airmail.news, 5 July 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The change in air pressure meant that the jet needed more fuel to reach cruising altitude, adding more weight to the aircraft.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
But once the aircraft is at a cruising altitude, owners have the option of removing the leash.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
But before long, this peripatetic entrepreneur will be back at cruising altitude.
—airmail.news, 5 July 2025
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“Cruising altitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruising%20altitude. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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