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Synonyms

air route

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noun

  1. a designated route for aircraft flying between particular ground locations at specified minimum altitudes.


Etymology

Origin of air route

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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More than 7,000 animals, dead and alive, have been seized along the Thailand-India air route in the last 3.5 years, it said.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Data published earlier this by the consultancy OAG suggests Dublin-Heathrow is the second busiest international air route in Europe.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

The Sanaa-Amman air route was reintroduced last year as part of a U.N.-brokered cease-fire deal between the Houthis and the internationally recognized government.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023

La Roma, the neighborhood, is below the air route to the Mexico City Airport, which is not far away from there.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2018

The next point is to determine the air route between the two places, so as to make the best of the prevailing winds.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)