Did You Know? Commercial Planes Mostly Fly ABOVE the Clouds!

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:33 +0000

Alright, so you’re on a plane, looking out the window, and you see this endless, soft, fluffy carpet of white clouds stretching out beneath you, right? It’s a pretty common sight, and it often makes people wonder, “Are we flying through those clouds, or above them?”

Well, here’s a little mind-bender for you: Did you know that commercial airplanes, for the most part, actually fly above the clouds you see from the ground? Seriously! When you’re cruising at 30,000 to 40,000 feet, you’re usually way up in the stratosphere, where the air is incredibly thin and clear, and most of the weather-causing clouds, like cumulus or stratus, are far, far below.

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Did You Know? Commercial Planes Mostly Fly ABOVE the Clouds!