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Old 28th June 2021 | 14:39
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sonicbum
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Hi,

well, You can find easily tropopause levels of FL240ish towards the Poles, so we definitely fly quite often above the tropopause, especially in winter time at mid latitudes.
For a quick idea of the impact of the tropopause on aircraft performances You can have a look HERE.
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