flight path
noun
: the path in the air or space made or followed by something (such as a particle, an airplane, or a spacecraft) in flight
Examples of flight path in a Sentence
No other planes were on their flight path.
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Airlines may be required to detour around restricted airspace, extend flight paths, or reroute aircraft through different hubs.
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Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
The system can travel more than 6,000 miles, with a flight path that may reach an altitude of roughly 700 miles, depending on the trajectory.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
The system can travel more than 6,000 miles, with a flight path that may reach an altitude of roughly 700 miles, depending on the trajectory.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flight path
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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