altitude

Passengers described rushing the cockpit after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Flightradar24, a flight-tracking website, said preliminary data showed the aircraft had “extreme fluctuations” in its reported altitude in flight, dropping drastically and rising again quickly at speeds far beyond those seen during normal trips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

To reach the necessary altitude and speed, "the rocket has to do different things when it's experiencing different levels of gravity," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

That, some industry officials said, could overwork pilots while they are already busy, at low altitude and possibly dealing with situations like bad weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Even though it was a cloudy day, the vicious ultraviolet radiation at this altitude would render him snow-blind very quickly.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Meteorologists use the term "tilt" to describe the separation between a tropical cyclone's circulation centers at lower and middle altitudes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Although it could fly at higher altitudes, the Hindenburg typically cruised between 600 and 800 feet, low enough to leave the windows open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The upward trend in global average temperatures has brought unseasonably warm weather to Switzerland's higher altitudes, and a reduction in snow has imperilled some of its ski resorts and competitions.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Farther above, at altitudes of several hundred kilometers, traces of Earth's upper atmosphere can still exert enough drag to slow satellites.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

The changing winds of various altitudes took the figure where they would.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding