Aviation Dictionary

Transition Height (QFE)

Transition height is the height in the vicinity of an airport at or below which the vertical position of an aircraft is expressed in height above the airport reference datum.

Dictionary Term

Transition Height (QFE)

Definition

Transition height is the height in the vicinity of an airport at or below which the vertical position of an aircraft is expressed in height above the airport reference datum.

References

Instrument Procedures Handbook · Federal Aviation Administration · 2017