flight plan

noun

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

flight plan

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of flight plan¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The young pilot and influencer is accused of having landed his plane without permission after giving officials a false flight plan as he was undertaking a solo trip to all seven continents to raise money for cancer research.

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They accused him of providing false flight plan information to officials who detained him and opened an investigation.

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As Capt Davies explains, "Before a flight, most airlines will produce a flight plan that details areas of turbulence likely throughout the route, based on computer modelling."

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Chilean authorities stopped Ethan Guo, 19, after he submitted a false flight plan, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News.

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Even the names Glordon and Glorp might be a nod to the Voyager’s known flight plan, which in 40,000 years is expected to have its first-ever close encounter with a star named Gliese 445.

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