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When FlightAware says a flight is at 33,000ft, for example, is that the real altitude or the flight level?

April 26, 2017altitude flight FlightAware level

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When FlightAware says a flight is at 33,000ft, for example, is that the real altitude or the flight level?

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FlightAware displays flight levels as if they were true altitudes because the difference is negligible for our purposes. For further explanation on this topic, see Wikipedia’s explanation of a Flight Level.