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title: "Transition level — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 2, Regulation (EU) No 923/2012: ‘transition level’ means the lowest flight level available for use above the transition altitude;"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/transition-level"
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# transition level

EASA defines “transition level” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘transition level’ means the lowest flight level available for use above the transition altitude;

Article 2 · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · Easy Access Rules, 26 Aug 2025 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/cover-regulation/powers-and-recital#article-2)

## Also in the aviation glossary

- Transition Level (QNE) FAA IPH

  The lowest flight level available for use above the transition altitude.

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