# How to generate altitudes?

**URL:** <https://forum.navigraph.com/t/how-to-generate-altitudes/10164>\
**Category:** Dispatch\
**Created:** [November 24, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/how-to-generate-altitudes/10164 "2022-11-24T12:58:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrewturner](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.navigraph.com/andrewturner/32/29501_2.png) [@andrewturner](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/andrewturner)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/how-to-generate-altitudes/10164/1 "2022-11-24T12:58:53Z")

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Hi everyone,

Planning a flight from KCXY \> KCRW with this routing:

DCT PIFER V474 SCAPE V377 ESL V4 ITALY DCT

How can I have Simbrief generate and export appropriate altitudes, and then import them to FS 2020?

thanks

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**Author:** ![jsokoloff](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.navigraph.com/jsokoloff/32/5259_2.png) [@jsokoloff](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/jsokoloff)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/how-to-generate-altitudes/10164/2 "2022-11-25T05:15:37Z")

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Hello, thank you for correspondence. Sim Brief will automatically generate appropriate altitudes when you generate a flight plan OFP.  
You will have to code the FMC or manually drive it up to the release altitude. Hope this helps.  
Kind regards.

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**Author:** ![andrewturner](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.navigraph.com/andrewturner/32/29501_2.png) [@andrewturner](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/andrewturner)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/how-to-generate-altitudes/10164/3 "2022-11-25T11:51:34Z")

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Thanks - do you know when FS will have the ability to import altitudes?

Also… how does Charts handle this?

cheers

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**Author:** ![jsokoloff](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.navigraph.com/jsokoloff/32/5259_2.png) [@jsokoloff](https://forum.navigraph.com/u/jsokoloff)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.navigraph.com/t/how-to-generate-altitudes/10164/4 "2022-11-27T15:31:26Z")

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Hello, I don’t know if FS will have that capability. In a typical flight you can have multiple altitude changes in one flight depending on ATC and traffic. It is very dynamic and fluid at times. The release altitude is just a planned altitude, that could change depending on different factors. We hope this helps! Thanks for reaching out.  
Kind Regards