flight plan


flight plan

noun

Definition of FLIGHT PLAN

: a usually written statement (as by a pilot) of the details of an intended flight (as of an airplane or spacecraft) usually filed with an authority

Examples of FLIGHT PLAN

  1. The pilot filed a flight plan before taking off.

First Known Use of FLIGHT PLAN

circa 1936

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