Cruise (aeronautics)

A Qantas four-engined Boeing 747-400 at cruise altitude

Cruise is the phase of aircraft flight that starts when the aircraft levels off after a climb, until it begins to descend for landing.[1] Cruising usually comprises the majority of a flight, and may include small changes in heading (direction of flight), airspeed, and altitude.

  1. ^ "Glossary". CAST/ICAO Common Taxonomy Team. Retrieved 2016-06-19.