air route

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of air route¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The power outage in the Santa Barbara region disrupted telecommunications at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center, creating a “no-go condition for launch,” the National Aeronautics and Space Association said in post.

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

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The aircraft, a Boeing 757-200, was traveling from Newark Liberty International Airport when it received a traffic collision avoidance system alert from the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center Airspace, authorities said.

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After his death, Quest was involved in other important expeditions, including the 1930-31 British Arctic Air Route Expedition led by British explorer Gino Watkins, who himself tragically died aged 25 while exploring Greenland.

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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.

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