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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But there are a few tweaks to the flight plan.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
The indictment says Cuban spies operating in South Florida penetrated exile organizations and gathered intelligence on Brothers to the Rescue flight plans and activities.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Kevin Carter | Getty Images Just hours after Spirit Airlines collapsed, its rivals unveiled their new flight plans.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 May 2026
The system then creates a flight plan and manages navigation during the mission.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
The indictment says Cuban spies operating in South Florida penetrated exile organizations and gathered intelligence on Brothers to the Rescue flight plans and activities.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Kevin Carter | Getty Images Just hours after Spirit Airlines collapsed, its rivals unveiled their new flight plans.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 May 2026
The system then creates a flight plan and manages navigation during the mission.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Flight plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20plan. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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