"Stefan" wrote in message
...
wrote:

QNE means 1013.2 (i.e. 29.92).

This is actually a misconception, though a very commonly held one. When QNE
was used in RT, it represented the *elevation* that would be measured on an
altimeter set to 1013.2 at a reference station (usually an airport). Thus a
sea level airport with QNH 1010 hPa would report a QNE of approx 90 ft.

Q-codes generally represented questions and answers. "What is the standard
atmospheric pressure?" is a question with a predictable answer. ;-)

QNE no longer appears on the ICAO list of abbreviations and codes, so I
guess the distinction is of academic interest only.

Julian Scarfe