: 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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The Trump administration did not follow the order, stating later that the flights were outside of U.S. airspace and therefore outside of the judge's jurisdiction.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
And, as with beach closures, even successful launches disrupt air traffic, with the FAA closing up to 250 nautical miles of airspace is for launches and booster re-entry, according to the Air Line Pilots Association.
—Edward Woodson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
It was predicted to land over southern Europe, leading French and Spanish authorities to close parts of their airspace.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
The Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur headed to Beijing on March 8, 2014, and disappeared around 90 seconds after leaving Malaysian airspace with all 239 of its passengers seemingly gone without a trace.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
And, as with beach closures, even successful launches disrupt air traffic, with the FAA closing up to 250 nautical miles of airspace is for launches and booster re-entry, according to the Air Line Pilots Association.
—Edward Woodson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
It was predicted to land over southern Europe, leading French and Spanish authorities to close parts of their airspace.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
The Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur headed to Beijing on March 8, 2014, and disappeared around 90 seconds after leaving Malaysian airspace with all 239 of its passengers seemingly gone without a trace.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airspace
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“Airspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airspace. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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