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FL

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002310

A standard abbreviation for flight level, which is a nominal altitude of an aircraft, expressed in hundreds of feet, at a standard atmospheric pressure. Flight levels are used to simplify air traffic control communication and separation. For example, FL250 indicates a nominal altitude of 25,000 feet.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002310
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAviation maintenance
TranslationsGerman: FL; Spanish: FL; French: FL
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002310",
  "term": "FL",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A standard abbreviation for flight level, which is a nominal altitude of an aircraft, expressed in hundreds of feet, at a standard atmospheric pressure. Flight levels are used to simplify air traffic control communication and separation. For example, FL250 indicates a nominal altitude of 25,000 feet.",
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "FL",
    "es": "FL",
    "fr": "FL"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/fl/"
}

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