altitude

Nigeria's government has cautioned its citizens, in particular those with medical conditions, against travelling via Ethiopia's main airport due to its altitude.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The telescope travels through low Earth orbit, where traces of Earth's atmosphere create drag that slowly reduces the altitude of orbiting spacecraft.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Having “been assured the mountains were the highest altitude they’d face that day,” Mr. Makos explains, “they hadn’t filled their oxygen tanks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They are lifted off the runway by a dual fuselage carrier plane to about 45,000 feet, where they separate, blast off to an altitude of 50 miles above earth and float back down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

During her life, she flew more than 140 different types of airplanes, setting records for altitude, distance, and speed.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Its high thrust-to-weight ratio means it can climb rapidly to high altitudes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

By comparing their behavior, they were able to determine the altitudes at which different materials entered each of the seven phases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Unlike planes, drones operate at low altitudes and may fly directly over residential areas.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

"It allows for operations at very low altitudes -- it is controlled by a signal from space, bypassing the radio horizon and the Earth's curvature -- factors that otherwise limit ground-based remote control signals."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

That is especially true at high altitudes in the Andes, where genetically European women have physiological difficulties even in reproducing, and where native Andean crops still offer the most suitable basis for food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond