air traffic
Americannoun
noun
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the organized movement of aircraft within a given space
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the passengers, cargo, or mail carried by aircraft
Etymology
Origin of air traffic
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Chartered flights account for a fraction of U.S. civilian air traffic, and federal safety requirements are less stringent for those operators than for airlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
In air traffic control audio recordings, someone in the cockpit can be heard reporting "moderate turbulence" and that the crew was "managing the ice".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Chapman confirmed these statements had been made to air traffic controllers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Archer Aviation, the San Jose-based air taxi startup, announced Monday it was taking control of Boeing’s Wisk Aero as well as the air traffic software provider SkyGrid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The air traffic controller with whom Klotz was speaking testified later that he “just took it as a passing comment.”
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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