Flight Level - Metric Flight Levels

Metric Flight Levels

China, Mongolia, Russia and many CIS countries have used flight levels specified in metres for years. Aircraft entering these areas normally make a slight climb or descent to adjust for this, although Russia and some CIS countries started using feet above transition altitude and introduced RVSM at the same time on 17 November 2011.

The flight levels below apply to Mongolia, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and 6,000 m or below in Turkmenistan (where feet is used for FL210 and above). Flight levels are read as e.g. "flight level 7,500 metres":

Track 180 to 359°
  • 600 m (2,000 ft)
  • 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
  • 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
  • 2,400 m (7,900 ft)
  • 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
  • 3,600 m (11,800 ft)
  • 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
  • 4,800 m (15,700 ft)
  • 5,400 m (17,700 ft)
  • 6,000 m (19,700 ft)
  • 6,600 m (21,700 ft)
  • 7,200 m (23,600 ft)
  • 7,800 m (25,600 ft)
  • 8,600 m (28,200 ft)
  • 9,600 m (31,500 ft)
  • 10,600 m (34,800 ft)
  • 11,600 m (38,100 ft)
  • 13,100 m (43,000 ft)
  • 15,100 m (49,500 ft)

and every 2,000 metres thereafter.
Track 000 to 179°
  • 900 m (3,000 ft)
  • 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
  • 2,100 m (6,900 ft)
  • 2,700 m (8,900 ft)
  • 3,300 m (10,800 ft)
  • 3,900 m (12,800 ft)
  • 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
  • 5,100 m (16,700 ft)
  • 5,700 m (18,700 ft)
  • 6,300 m (20,700 ft)
  • 6,900 m (22,600 ft)
  • 7,500 m (24,600 ft)
  • 8,100 m (26,600 ft)
  • 9,100 m (29,900 ft)
  • 10,100 m (33,100 ft)
  • 11,100 m (36,400 ft)
  • 12,100 m (39,700 ft)
  • 14,100 m (46,300 ft)

and every 2,000 metres thereafter.

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