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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The entire return to flight plan should be complete in late spring or early summer, according to a Marine Corps statement.
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Laura Strickler, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
The plane left Mount Sterling, Kentucky, around 7:19 p.m. and was set to arrive at John C. Tune Airport around 7:43 p.m., according to its flight plan.
—Craig Shoup, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
And what might be a wrinkle in an original flight plan could turn into being totally sidetracked, especially with last-minute schedule changes.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
The flight plan, which included a single, quick refueling stop in Newfoundland, finally unlocked convenient long-haul travel.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
To dodge federal interdiction teams, some pilots filed flight plans for one airstrip, then diverted to another.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Controllers can transmit flight plans to the craft, but Mars is too far from Earth for direct guidance.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
The Smiths’ plane took off from Carrizo Springs in Dimmit County near the Texas-Mexico border shortly before 11 a.m. Smith was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan and had obtained an electronic weather briefing that morning, the NTSB report said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Next is a computerized system for air traffic controllers to enter flight plan changes for communication through digital communication to aircraft.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Laura Strickler, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
The plane left Mount Sterling, Kentucky, around 7:19 p.m. and was set to arrive at John C. Tune Airport around 7:43 p.m., according to its flight plan.
—Craig Shoup, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
And what might be a wrinkle in an original flight plan could turn into being totally sidetracked, especially with last-minute schedule changes.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
The flight plan, which included a single, quick refueling stop in Newfoundland, finally unlocked convenient long-haul travel.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
To dodge federal interdiction teams, some pilots filed flight plans for one airstrip, then diverted to another.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Controllers can transmit flight plans to the craft, but Mars is too far from Earth for direct guidance.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
The Smiths’ plane took off from Carrizo Springs in Dimmit County near the Texas-Mexico border shortly before 11 a.m. Smith was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan and had obtained an electronic weather briefing that morning, the NTSB report said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Next is a computerized system for air traffic controllers to enter flight plan changes for communication through digital communication to aircraft.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Flight plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20plan. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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