Elevating or descending? Cruising altitude is a direct result of safety, fuel use, and comfort in a myriad of ways.

The helicopter pilot and her instructor read aloud conflicting altitudes before the collision and some data appeared to ...

While you may never have any need or desire to know your current altitude or atmospheric pressure, aspiring meteorologists, ...

Barometric altimeters are most common, and measure altitude above sea level using atmospheric pressure. Modern commercial ...

Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 101,000 Pa (101 kPa) but just 27,000 Pa (27 kPa) at the cruising altitude of a passenger plane. Air pressure is due to the weight of air in the ...