: the space lying above the earth or above a certain area of land or water
especially
: the space lying above a nation and coming under its jurisdiction
Examples of airspace in a Sentence
seeking permission to fly through U.S. airspace
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In February, the FAA closed the airspace over El Paso, Texas after the Defense Department allowed Customs and Border Protection to used a counter-drone laser system before meeting with the aviation agency to review potential safety impacts, sources told CNN at the time.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2026
The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Ghalibaf highlighted Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanon, a drone’s entry into Iranian airspace and the denial of the Islamic Republic’s right to enrich uranium.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The Americans had total dominance over Iraqi airspace but stood back as Saddam unleashed helicopter gunships on the rebels.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2026
The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Ghalibaf highlighted Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanon, a drone’s entry into Iranian airspace and the denial of the Islamic Republic’s right to enrich uranium.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The Americans had total dominance over Iraqi airspace but stood back as Saddam unleashed helicopter gunships on the rebels.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Airspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airspace. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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