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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">After U.S. weather observing practice, the [[ceiling classification]] applied when  the reported [[ceiling]] value has been determined by a pilot while in flight within one and one-half  nautical miles of any runway of the airport.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Aircraft ceilings may refer to [[vertical visibility]] or obscuring phenomena aloft as well as to  clouds, and are designated A in aviation weather observations.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 27 March 2024

  1. After U.S. weather observing practice, the ceiling classification applied when the reported ceiling value has been determined by a pilot while in flight within one and one-half nautical miles of any runway of the airport.

Aircraft ceilings may refer to vertical visibility or obscuring phenomena aloft as well as to clouds, and are designated A in aviation weather observations.

  1. The maximum altitude at which any given aircraft can be operated safely.
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