Nowadays most people prefer to travel by flight. By traveling by flight, a journey of several days is completed in a few hours. Now, after the flight tickets have become cheaper, even a common man is able to travel by flight. But do you know how high a flight flies in the sky? Today we will tell you how high a flight can fly.
Flight
First let us know how many flights fly in India every day. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, more than 6000 flights fly in the sky every day in India. This includes 3,061 departure flights and 3,058 arrival flights. This includes both domestic and foreign flights. In America, 42,000 planes fly every day, out of which 5,000 planes are in the sky at any given time. But do you know that planes usually fly at an altitude of 9 to 12 km from the earth.
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At what height can the flight be flown
Let us tell you that the maximum limit for flying a flight is 42,000 feet. Actually, to fly at a higher height than this, the engine of the plane will have to use a lot of power. Apart from this, the pressure in the cabin of the plane will decrease a lot. Therefore, for safety, planes can fly only within a fixed height. At the same time, the pilot keeps getting instructions from ATC to increase or decrease the height.
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Plane flight
Commercial planes usually fly between 31,000 (9.4 km) and 38,000 feet (11.5 km). At the same time, it usually takes 10 minutes for planes to reach this height of about 5.9 to 7.2 miles. Planes can fly much higher than this height, but this can cause safety problems. For example, flying high means it takes more time to return to a safe altitude in an emergency situation such as rapid decompression.
Flight of helicopters
Now you must be wondering at what height helicopters can fly. Let us tell you that helicopters are mainly designed to fly short distances. They usually fly much lower than airplanes. According to information, almost all helicopters usually fly below 10,000 feet.
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