flight plan
noun
: 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 in a Sentence
The pilot filed a flight plan before taking off.
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American Airlines is allowing customers travelling to, through and from Charlotte to change their flight plans with no fee this weekend ahead of a potentially monster snowstorm for the Charlotte region and elsewhere.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
The global shopping map has been redrawn, and your flight plan may be outdated.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
Grande reminded upset fans that her flight plans for the premiere of a multi-million dollar film were not scheduled on a whim.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Operators input mission goals on the tablet, and the MATRIX autonomy software generates and executes a flight plan, using onboard sensors and algorithms to navigate safely and avoid obstacles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
The global shopping map has been redrawn, and your flight plan may be outdated.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
Grande reminded upset fans that her flight plans for the premiere of a multi-million dollar film were not scheduled on a whim.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Operators input mission goals on the tablet, and the MATRIX autonomy software generates and executes a flight plan, using onboard sensors and algorithms to navigate safely and avoid obstacles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flight plan
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“Flight plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20plan. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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