QFE

QFE

Term

QFE

Business term

QFE

Description

The pressure set on the subscale of the altimeter so that the instrument indicates its height above the reference elevation being used. The reference elevation will typically be the highest point at the runway. The altimeter will then read '0' at the highest point at the runway.

Allowed values

 

Comments

See also SKYbrary: Altimeter Pressure Settings

Status

Proposed

XML type

BarometricPressure

AIRM equivalent

 

AIDM equivalent