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.
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The airline opts for an unusual southerly flight path, across some of the world’s most remote waters and close to Antarctica, a choice that China Eastern says will help shave at least four hours off the total journey.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Johnn Macdougall/Getty Images German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has dismissed claims that Russian drones entered Polish airspace by accident, asserting in a Bundestag address that the flight paths were intentional and part of a broader pattern of provocation.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Watch On For each mission simulation, one astronaut pilots the aircraft while another charts the landing area, marking key landmarks, identifying potential hazards and helping to track the flight path.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Our Operations Control Center closely tracks weather systems and works with our pilots and ATC to determine flight paths that safely navigate around or above adverse weather conditions.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Johnn Macdougall/Getty Images German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has dismissed claims that Russian drones entered Polish airspace by accident, asserting in a Bundestag address that the flight paths were intentional and part of a broader pattern of provocation.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Watch On For each mission simulation, one astronaut pilots the aircraft while another charts the landing area, marking key landmarks, identifying potential hazards and helping to track the flight path.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Our Operations Control Center closely tracks weather systems and works with our pilots and ATC to determine flight paths that safely navigate around or above adverse weather conditions.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flight path
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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