flight paths
Routes through sky
Flight paths are the routes aircraft follow through the air, whether planned trajectories filed with air traffic control or the actual courses traced during flight.
The term applies to commercial aviation The flight path took us over Greenland, military operations, and space travel.
Residents near airports often complain about flight paths overhead.
Figuratively, a flight path can describe any projected trajectory or course of action.
- trajectoriesPaths of moving objects
- airwaysRespiratory or flight paths
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
- waypointsIntermediate navigation targets
- reentryComing back in
descent · air traffic control · radar contact · stack up · approach · final approach · takeoff · air navigation · air lane · glide paths · great circles · navigational aids · orbits · thermal currents · contrails · routes · gliding · bird migration
- flight pathsdirect route, airways, skyways, corridors, transatlantic routes
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- aviationaircraft, airports, airplane, airplanes, jets
- airline infoairport codes, airline networks, route maps, timetables, airline schedules
- WWII Mapsmilitary maps, war maps, battle maps, front lines, battlefield maps
- height concernsceiling height, clearance, overpasses, tall buildings, skyscrapers
flight pathsshipping lanes
Designated ocean travel paths
railway lines · highways · footpaths · road networks · sea lanes