: the space lying above the earth or above a certain area of land or water
especially
: the space lying above a nation and coming under its jurisdiction
Examples of airspace in a Sentence
seeking permission to fly through U.S. airspace
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Bobby Fraser, head of regulatory affairs and policy, at United Airlines, played down that airline’s earlier predictions of air-taxi service using Archer Aviation’s electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft in New York’s crowded airspace.
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PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
The night of the crash, the Black Hawk helicopter pilot had agreed to maintain visual separation from nearby aircraft, a common practice in the crowded D.C. airspace.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
Rosengren and other Army witnesses expressed concern with the minimum separation required for aircraft to pass over each other in congested airspace.
—Ben Mause, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
The January air disaster renewed concerns about U.S. aviation safety and raised questions about the crowded airspace around the nation's capital, which is shared by commercial, military and government aircraft.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 30 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
The night of the crash, the Black Hawk helicopter pilot had agreed to maintain visual separation from nearby aircraft, a common practice in the crowded D.C. airspace.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
Rosengren and other Army witnesses expressed concern with the minimum separation required for aircraft to pass over each other in congested airspace.
—Ben Mause, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
The January air disaster renewed concerns about U.S. aviation safety and raised questions about the crowded airspace around the nation's capital, which is shared by commercial, military and government aircraft.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 30 July 2025
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“Airspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airspace. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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