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An aircraft is flying over Everest at FL390. The temperature at FL390 is -48°C and the local QNH at a station located at 5 000 ft equals 1013 hPa. The peak of Mount Everest is 29 029 ft. What is the aircraft's clearance above the peak of the mountain?