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Air pressure by altitude (U.S. Standard Atmosphere)

Pressure falls from 101.3 kPa at sea level to 1.2 kPa at 30,000 m. By 6,000 m more than half of the atmosphere is already below you.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
Air pressure by altitude (U.S. Standard Atmosphere): 31 points, a line chart.
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The data: 31 points
Altitude (m)Pressure (kPa)
0101.33
1,00089.88
2,00079.5
3,00070.12
4,00061.66
5,00054.05
6,00047.22
7,00041.11
8,00035.65
9,00030.8
10,00026.5
11,00022.7
12,00019.4
13,00016.58
14,00014.17
15,00012.11
16,00010.35
17,0008.85
18,0007.57
19,0006.47
20,0005.53
21,0004.73
22,0004.05
23,0003.47
24,0002.97
25,0002.55
26,0002.19
27,0001.88
28,0001.62
29,0001.39
30,0001.2
Source
Computed: U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA, NASA, USAF)
Licence
Public domain (U.S. government work)
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2026-09-27
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