flight plan
noun
: a usually written statement (as by a pilot) of the details of an intended flight (as of an airplane or spacecraft) usually filed with an authority
Examples of flight plan in a Sentence
The pilot filed a flight plan before taking off.
Recent Examples on the Web
While players traded usually need to figure out flight plans and car pickups to join their new squad, Dominguez was spotted simply walking through the tunnel to join the Blue Jays in the middle of their doubleheader on Tuesday.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Expenses also jumped at the league level, including the charter flight plan that costs $25 million per year.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 17 July 2025
Guo was reportedly detained by Chilean authorities on Saturday, June 28, after allegedly submitting a false flight plan following take-off from Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Airport in the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas, CNN reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 July 2025
Safety rules were tightened (scenes involving planes and helicopters needed to file a detailed flight plan with the FAA) and the event remains a vivid institutional memory.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Expenses also jumped at the league level, including the charter flight plan that costs $25 million per year.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 17 July 2025
Guo was reportedly detained by Chilean authorities on Saturday, June 28, after allegedly submitting a false flight plan following take-off from Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Airport in the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas, CNN reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 July 2025
Safety rules were tightened (scenes involving planes and helicopters needed to file a detailed flight plan with the FAA) and the event remains a vivid institutional memory.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for flight plan
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“Flight plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20plan. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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