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What is the minimum safe flight level?

An altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In those cases, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.



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(Instructor added note: FL 600 or Flight Level 600, means a flying altitude of 60,000 ft. MSL, for more details, check out this website .) Class B. Generally, airspace from the surface to 10,000 feet MSL surrounding the nation's busiest airports in terms of airport operations or passenger enplanements.

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In aviation, Flight Level 180 refers to 18,000 feet, the transition altitude, which is when you enter Class A airspace.

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Similarly, the Boeing 777 family also maxes out at a ceiling of 43,100 ft (13,137 m).

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