737 Flight Crew Operations Manual
Supplementary Procedures -
Adverse Weather
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An altitude correction due to cold temperature is not needed for the
following conditions:
• While under ATC radar vectors
• When maintaining an ATC assigned flight level (FL)
• When the reported airport temperature is above 0°C or if the airport
temperature is at or above the minimum published temperature for
the procedure being flown.
Note: Regulatory authorities may have other requirements for cold
temperature altitude corrections.
Altitude Correction Table (Heights and Altitudes in Feet)
Altitude Correction Table (Heights and Altitudes in Meters)
Airport
Temp °C
Height Above Altimeter Reference Source
200
feet
300
feet
400
feet
500
feet
600
feet
700
feet
800
feet
900
feet
1000
feet
1500
feet
2000
feet
3000
feet
0° 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 90 120 170
-10° 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 150 200 290
-20° 30 50 60 70 90 100 120 130 140 210 280 420
-30° 40 60 80 100 120 140 150 170 190 280 380 570
-40° 50 80 100 120 150 170 190 220 240 360 480 720
-50° 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 450 590 890
Airport
Temp
°C
Height Above Altimeter Reference Source
60
m
90
m
120
m
150
m
180
m
210
m
240
m
270
m
300
m
450
m
600
m
900
m
0° 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 25 35 50
-10° 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 30 30 45 60 90
-20° 10 15 20 25 25 30 35 40 45 65 85 130
-30° 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 55 60 85 115 170
-40° 15 25 30 40 45 50 60 65 75 110 145 220
-50° 20 30 40 45 55 65 75 80 90 135 180 270
September 15, 2016