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.
Recent Examples on the Web
If an Asian hornet lands, volunteers attach tinsel streamers to its back to monitor its flight path and trace it back to its nest.
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Frankie Adkins, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Others posted screenshots of the flight paths of private jets leaving local airports.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
The Intuit Dome has three floors that extend below ground level, and four above — similar to the nearby SoFi Stadium — due to being in the flight path of LAX, where a cap is put on building heights.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
According to flight tracking data from Flightradar24 reviewed by the outlet, the plane had seemingly veered east off course, resulting in its flight path no longer lining up with the runway.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Seats for both flights, costing over $1,000, quickly sold out, and searches for the eclipse flight path on Delta channels spiked by more than 1,500% after it was announced, according to a Delta spokesperson.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and state police are working to confirm the flight path of the plane and identify the victims.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The answer was a smarter drone which was able to turn commands from an unskilled operator into the sort of flight path that an experienced pilot would follow.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
What's more, the Falcon Heavy will apparently take a flight path toward the northeast from Florida's Space Coast, then ultimately release the X-37B on a trajectory that will take it over Earth's polar regions.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
Frankie Adkins, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Others posted screenshots of the flight paths of private jets leaving local airports.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
The Intuit Dome has three floors that extend below ground level, and four above — similar to the nearby SoFi Stadium — due to being in the flight path of LAX, where a cap is put on building heights.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
According to flight tracking data from Flightradar24 reviewed by the outlet, the plane had seemingly veered east off course, resulting in its flight path no longer lining up with the runway.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Seats for both flights, costing over $1,000, quickly sold out, and searches for the eclipse flight path on Delta channels spiked by more than 1,500% after it was announced, according to a Delta spokesperson.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and state police are working to confirm the flight path of the plane and identify the victims.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The answer was a smarter drone which was able to turn commands from an unskilled operator into the sort of flight path that an experienced pilot would follow.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
What's more, the Falcon Heavy will apparently take a flight path toward the northeast from Florida's Space Coast, then ultimately release the X-37B on a trajectory that will take it over Earth's polar regions.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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