Highest altitude by an aircraft (official)
- Who
- Mikoyan MiG-25 'Foxbat'
- What
- 37650 metre(s)
- Where
- Russian Federation (Podmoskovnoe Aerodrome,)
- When
- 31 August 1977
The official FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) altitude record is 37,650 m (123,523 ft), by Alexandr Fedotov (USSR) flying a highly modified MIG-25 'Foxbat' (designated E266M) from Podmoskovnoe Aerodrome, Russia, on 31 August 1977.
The altitude was reached during a near-vertical climb.
See also Highest altitude in horizontal flight.