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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Even without music to ratchet up the tension of an ultimately uneventful flight, the sight of Fielder in the cockpit at cruising altitude is jaw-dropping in a way TV rarely has the capacity to be.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
Then there are air traffic controllers who focus on the next phase, the ascent or descent a little farther out; then there are controllers who keep planes at cruising altitude on track.
—Terence McGinley, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Plus, one of the best parts about being at cruising altitude is being unreachable and recharging your social battery.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
However, at cruising altitude, both slats and flaps should be fully retracted.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
Then there are air traffic controllers who focus on the next phase, the ascent or descent a little farther out; then there are controllers who keep planes at cruising altitude on track.
—Terence McGinley, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Plus, one of the best parts about being at cruising altitude is being unreachable and recharging your social battery.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
However, at cruising altitude, both slats and flaps should be fully retracted.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Cruising altitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruising%20altitude. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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