: 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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Noise and airspace concerns often come up when people hear about personal eVTOL aircraft.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The airspace over Los Angeles is among the most congested in the world, but the Hollywood Burbank Airport is uniquely situated in the base of a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides, creating extremely tight parameters around the midsize airport.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
German fighter jets and Dutch air defenses were involved in the alert, the command said, adding that there were no recorded violations of Polish airspace.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Later that month, NATO jets escorted three Russian warplanes out of Estonia's airspace.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The airspace over Los Angeles is among the most congested in the world, but the Hollywood Burbank Airport is uniquely situated in the base of a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides, creating extremely tight parameters around the midsize airport.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
German fighter jets and Dutch air defenses were involved in the alert, the command said, adding that there were no recorded violations of Polish airspace.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Later that month, NATO jets escorted three Russian warplanes out of Estonia's airspace.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Airspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airspace. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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