flight plan

American  

noun

1. an oral or written report to an air traffic control facility describing the route of a projected flight.

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flight plan British  

noun

1. a written statement of the details of a proposed aircraft flight

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Etymology

Origin of flight plan

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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flight plan

Ken Salazar, the U.S. ambassador in Mexico City, has said that the aircraft was not a U.S. government plane and that that no flight plan was submitted in advance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024

He had arrived in Puerto Rico a week ago, after being barred from landing in the Dominican Republic, where officials said he lacked a required flight plan.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

Newly released details reveal how part of the UK's air traffic control system shut itself down after receiving highly unusual duplicate markers on a flight plan.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023

The French diplomatic source said the plane had left in the night before the closures were announced and had received a pre-approved flight plan from the airport's military officials.

From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023

And they would probably search most heavily at first along the flight plan course.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen