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How high does a plane fly?

Updated: 9/1/2023
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14y ago

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That would depend upon your definition of an average plane. Civilian passenger jets cruise at between 30,000 and 39,000 feet. Military aircraft can attain greater altitudes. Prop planes are limited to about 20,000 feet. A GA plane (small plane) can legally fly 2000 feet AGL. For most GA planes it depends on their service ceiling

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Commercial jets usually fly at 10,000 metres. How high can planes fly? It gets technical: A manned air-breathing jet aircraft following an uncontrolled ballistic trajectory reached 37,650 metres (123,523 feet). A manned air-breathing jet aircraft in controlled horizontal flight flew at 25,929 m (85,069 ft).

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9y ago

30,000 feet estimated

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