general aviation

noun

: the operation of civilian aircraft not under the control of a common carrier

also : such aircraft collectively

Examples of general aviation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The families argue the city failed to take sufficient safety measures to keep general aviation aircraft away from motorists on busy Greenfield Road, which is just beyond the end of the airport's two runways. —Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025

Funding for aviation, direct international flights Lee's budget includes $34.3 million in new funding for commercial airports, and $1 million in new state funding to compliment federal spending that supports the 77 general aviation airports in Tennessee. —Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

In contrast, the fatal accident rate for general aviation (an industry term for noncommercial or smaller private planes) was 1.049 accidents per 100,000 flight hours in 2020, the most recent year for which NTSB data is available. —Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025

With different aircraft involved in recent aviation accidents, Boyd discussed whether commercial and general aviation vary in safety. —Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for general aviation

• acclimatisation
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