general aviation

American  

noun

1. aviation including business flying, sports flying, and crop dusting.

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Example Sentences

A spokesperson from the airport said: "We can confirm there has been a serious incident at London Southend Airport this afternoon involving a general aviation aircraft."

From BBC

The aircraft was headed for Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, a general aviation airport owned by the city of San Diego and located less than three miles from the crash site.

From Los Angeles Times

And it has served to amplify complaints from residents near the facility, which had 300,000 flights take off and land in 2021, and is the nation’s busiest general aviation airport — where private planes and charters operate, but not scheduled commercial flights.

From Los Angeles Times

The director-general of Border Force, Phil Douglas, said security checks were carried out on all arrivals of private jets, known as "general aviation" by officials.

From BBC

"We will never compromise on border security and carry out robust security checks on those arriving into the UK, including both scheduled and notified general aviation flights," he added.

From BBC