{"id":87077,"date":"2021-06-01T22:34:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T10:00:19","slug":"density-altitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/glossary\/density-altitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Density Altitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">When summer rolls around and the weather gets warmer, many travelers head to high-altitude destinations to cool down, escape the streets of their concrete jungle and spend some time enjoying nature. You may think it\u2019s as simple as hopping in a jet and heading for the hills, but that\u2019s not necessarily the case. Warm temperatures, high altitude and humidity all contribute to density altitude.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">What is density altitude?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In simple terms, density altitude occurs when hot, humid temperatures mix with high altitude causing the air density to decrease. This combination causes aircraft to underperform, leading to longer-than-normal takeoff and landing distances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">What does that mean for me?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When the opportunity for density altitude to develop is present, travelers can experience:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delays<\/li>\n<li>Rescheduled flights<\/li>\n<li>Unexpected stops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s important to note that some routes, especially during the summer season, are more prone to density altitude, especially when certain aircraft are being chartered. Those destinations and aircraft include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telluride to Chicago on a Lear 60<\/li>\n<li>Scottsdale to Teterboro on a Citation X<\/li>\n<li>Teterboro to Los Angeles on a G200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">How can I avoid unexpected delays due to density altitude?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re worried about a high-density altitude event interrupting your travel plans, you should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plan to arrive at your destination early in the morning or later in the evening<\/li>\n<li>Pack as light as you can to help reduce the gross weight of the charter aircraft<\/li>\n<li>Pad your itinerary with extra time in case you have to make an unexpected fuel stop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When summer rolls around and the weather gets warmer, many travelers head to high-altitude destinations to cool down, escape the streets of their concrete jungle and spend some time enjoying nature.","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1402],"tags":[978],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87077"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87080,"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87077\/revisions\/87080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stratosjets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}