overflight
Flying over territory
An overflight is a flight over a particular territory, especially by military or surveillance aircraft crossing another nation's airspace.
The term often appears in diplomatic and legal contexts concerning airspace rights: The country denied overflight permission to foreign military planes.
It also refers more generally to any passage through airspace above a region: We got a great view during our overflight of the Grand Canyon.
Regulated overhead flight zone
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
cockpit · navigation · airliner · takeoff · landing · runway · jetstream · airspeed
Granted right to act
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- violationBreaking of rules
incursion · diplomacy · international · border · geopolitics · sovereignty · rights · authorization
Systematic observation of subjects
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- spyCovert information gatherer
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
satellite · tracking · SIGINT · scanning · photography · espionage · mission · military
Enclosed connecting walkway
- routePath from A to B
- waypointNavigation reference location
- hubCentral connection point
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
international · passage · crossing · transatlantic · transpacific · polar · shortcut · fees
airspace
Regulated overhead flight zone
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
pilot · cockpit · navigation · airliner · takeoff · landing · runway · jetstream · airspeed · waypoint
permission
Granted right to act
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
violation · incursion · diplomacy · international · border · geopolitics · sovereignty · rights · authorization · diplomatic
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- spyCovert information gatherer
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
monitoring · satellite · tracking · SIGINT · scanning · photography · espionage · mission · military · drone
corridor
Enclosed connecting walkway
stopover · international · passage · crossing · transatlantic · transpacific · polar · shortcut · fees · charges
- Aerial Reconnaissancespy plane, spy planes, U-2, SR-71, reconnaissance drone
- aerial viewsaerial view, bird's eye view, bird's-eye view, satellite imagery, aerial shot
- lookoutslookout, watchtower, crow's nest, observation post, guard tower
- spy satellitesspy satellite, spy satellites, reconnaissance satellite, Big Bird, Crystal
overflightlanding
Descent's final moment
entry · incursion · occupation · boots on the ground · invasion