Back to main page1 - ALTIMETER SETTING :
Altimeter settings are set in the altimeter
in hectopascals (hPa, 1 hPa =1 mb) or inches of mercury (Hg) in what is called
the Kollsman window.
The standard day or standard setting
is 1013.25 hPa = 29.92 inHg. 
Click to view Altimeter
The graph provided below shows the equivelent settings in both formats. A handy quick reference for either setting.
|
950 28.05 |
951 28.08 |
952 28.11 |
953 28.14 |
954 28.17 |
955 28.20 |
956 28.23 |
957 28.26 |
958 28.29 |
959 28.32 |
|
960 28.35 |
961 28.38 |
962 28.41 |
963 28.44 |
964 28.47 |
965 28.50 |
966 28.53 |
967 28.56 |
968 28.59 |
969 28.61 |
|
970 28.64 |
971 28.67 |
972 28.70 |
973 28.73 |
974 28.76 |
975 28.79 |
976 28.82 |
977 28.85 |
978 28.88 |
979 28.91 |
|
980 28.94 |
981 28.97 |
982 29.00 |
983 29.03 |
984 29.06 |
985 29.09 |
986 29.12 |
987 29.15 |
988 29.18 |
989 29.21 |
|
990 29.23 |
991 29.26 |
992 29.29 |
993 29.32 |
994 29.35 |
995 29.38 |
996 29.41 |
997 29.44 |
998 29.47 |
999 29.50 |
|
1000 29.53 |
1001 29.56 |
1002 29.59 |
1003 29.62 |
1004 29.65 |
1005 29.68 |
1006 29.71 |
1007 29.74 |
1008 29.77 |
1009 29.80 |
|
1010 29.83 |
1011 29.85 |
1012 29.88 |
1013 29.91 |
1014 29.94 |
1015 29.97 |
1016 30.00 |
1017 30.03 |
1018 30.06 |
1019 30.09 |
|
1020 30.12 |
1021 30.15 |
1022 30.18 |
1023 30.21 |
1024 30.24 |
1025 30.27 |
1026 30.30 |
1027 30.33 |
1028 30.36 |
1029 30.39 |
|
1030 30.42 |
1031 30.45 |
1032 30.47 |
1033 30.50 |
1034 30.53 |
1035 30.56 |
1036 30.59 |
1037 30.62 |
1038 30.65 |
1039 30.68 |
|
1040 30.71 |
1041 30.74 |
1042 30.77 |
1043 30.80 |
1044 30.83 |
1045 30.86 |
1046 30.89 |
1047 30.92 |
1048 30.95 |
1049 30.98 |