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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Watch On For each mission simulation, one astronaut pilots the aircraft while another charts the landing area, marking key landmarks, identifying potential hazards and helping to track the flight path.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In fact, Seoul to Jeju is now the world’s busiest flight path, with more than 13 million passengers making the 1 hour and 15 minute trip between the island and South Korea’s capital last year, according to the International Air Transport Association’s 2024 World Air Transport Statistics report.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Our Operations Control Center closely tracks weather systems and works with our pilots and ATC to determine flight paths that safely navigate around or above adverse weather conditions.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
What To Know On Monday, a Spirit Airlines flight path shared on social media by Flightradar24, a live flight tracker, showed a plane flying through the storm.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In fact, Seoul to Jeju is now the world’s busiest flight path, with more than 13 million passengers making the 1 hour and 15 minute trip between the island and South Korea’s capital last year, according to the International Air Transport Association’s 2024 World Air Transport Statistics report.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Our Operations Control Center closely tracks weather systems and works with our pilots and ATC to determine flight paths that safely navigate around or above adverse weather conditions.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
What To Know On Monday, a Spirit Airlines flight path shared on social media by Flightradar24, a live flight tracker, showed a plane flying through the storm.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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