air traffic

American  

noun

1. aircraft moving in flight or on airport runways.

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air traffic British  

noun

1. the organized movement of aircraft within a given space

2. the passengers, cargo, or mail carried by aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of air traffic

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The sales growth came despite last fall’s U.S. government shutdown, which led airlines to cancel flights after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered cuts to air traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday afternoon while en route from Yogyakarta to the city of Makassar in Sulawesi Island.

From Barron's

Eligible workers include federal law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, federal firefighters, and air traffic controllers.

From MarketWatch

"Are environmental concerns having an impact on global air traffic growth? I'm not seeing it," he said.

From Barron's

A vice president of Greece's air traffic controllers' association, Olga Toki, called the incident "very troubling" on Wednesday, saying there was "no time to waste" in upgrading the necessary systems.

From Barron's