skylanes
Routes through atmosphere
Skylanes are designated routes through airspace that aircraft follow, analogous to highways in the sky.
Air traffic control assigns these corridors to maintain safe separation between planes.
The term appears in aviation contexts and science fiction, where it often describes regulated paths for flying vehicles in futuristic cities: The hover-taxi merged into the crowded skylane.
Regulated overhead flight zone
- flight pathsPredetermined aerial travel corridors
- air corridorsDesignated aerial travel routes
- routesPaths for travel
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
traffic control · airways · navigation · aircraft · aviation · corridors · departure · approach
Fan-supported amphibious vehicle
- air taxisOn-demand short-haul aircraft
- cyberpunkDystopian tech-noir fiction
- skywaysElevated enclosed passages
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
Jetsons · anti-gravity · sci-fi · vertical takeoff · autonomous flight · levitation
Speed competition sport
- aerial combatWarfare between aircraft
- flight simulatorAircraft piloting replica system
- starshipsCraft for distant galaxies
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
trade routes · space stations · dogfighting · checkpoints · boost pads · obstacles · speeders · hoverboards
airspace
Regulated overhead flight zone
- flight pathsPredetermined aerial travel corridors
- air corridorsDesignated aerial travel routes
- routesPaths for travel
altitude · traffic control · airways · navigation · aircraft · aviation · corridors · departure · approach · vectors
hovercraft
Fan-supported amphibious vehicle
- air taxisOn-demand short-haul aircraft
- cyberpunkDystopian tech-noir fiction
- skywaysElevated enclosed passages
Jetsons · megacity · anti-gravity · sci-fi · vertical takeoff · autonomous flight · levitation
racing
Speed competition sport
- aerial combatWarfare between aircraft
- flight simulatorAircraft piloting replica system
- starshipsCraft for distant galaxies
hyperspace · trade routes · space stations · dogfighting · checkpoints · boost pads · obstacles · speeders · hoverboards · F-Zero
skylanesroads
Paved paths for vehicles
streets · motorways · freeways · expressways · sea routes
skylanessea lanes
Designated ocean passages
shipping lanes · waterways · ocean routes · canals · rivers