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Flying skills

# Cruise speed

Cruising speed

TERM · Flying skills

At a glance

## Meaning of Cruise speed

The speed selected for the main part of a flight, considering range, fuel use and conditions.

### More about Cruise speed

Cruise speed varies with altitude, aircraft mass and the selected operating mode.

It is not necessarily constant throughout a journey. Ground speed also depends on wind, so it can change even when the aircraft maintains the same speed through the air.

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