# Measurements on airplanes

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/measurements-on-airplanes/5176>\
**Category:** Sensors\
**Created:** [June 25, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/measurements-on-airplanes/5176 "2023-06-25T09:43:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![biaklimeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@biaklimeck](https://community.purpleair.com/u/biaklimeck)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/measurements-on-airplanes/5176/1 "2023-06-25T09:43:57Z")

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Hello! I’m going to buy my first PurpleAir Touch indoor air quality monitor, and I’m wondering if I could use it to get some in-flight measurements, as I have a long trip coming. The plan would be to have external batteries, but I wanted to make sure that you feel it would work - I’m new to the PM sensors world. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![dwhitemv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/dwhitemv/32/1508_2.png) [@dwhitemv](https://community.purpleair.com/u/dwhitemv)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/measurements-on-airplanes/5176/2 "2023-06-27T22:16:38Z")

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Do you mean to measure air quality INSIDE the airplane?

Outside, it isn’t going to find anything, the air is pretty clear up there, unless you’re intentionally flying through smoke plumes.

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**Author:** ![biaklimeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@biaklimeck](https://community.purpleair.com/u/biaklimeck)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/measurements-on-airplanes/5176/3 "2023-06-28T06:45:34Z")

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Yes, inside airplanes!

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**Author:** ![dwhitemv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/dwhitemv/32/1508_2.png) [@dwhitemv](https://community.purpleair.com/u/dwhitemv)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/measurements-on-airplanes/5176/4 "2023-07-05T00:03:17Z")

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Should work, but I expect that on commercial flights you’ll find the air quality is quite clean.