general aviation

noun

1. aviation including business flying, sports flying, and crop dusting.

Example Sentences

"We will never compromise on border security and carry out robust security checks on those arriving into the UK, including both scheduled and notified general aviation flights," he added.

From BBC

The director-general of Border Force, Phil Douglas, said security checks were carried out on all arrivals of private jets, known as "general aviation" by officials.

From BBC

Mr Pursglove said UK Border Force performed checks on "100% of scheduled passengers arriving in the UK and risk-based intelligence-led checks on general aviation".

From BBC

Clark County handles Harry Reid International, one of the busiest passenger airports in the U.S., along with busy general aviation airports in suburban North Las Vegas and Henderson.

From Seattle Times

“On the show they talked about 20,000 people reporting it, and only one general aviation pilot, and I said, ‘That’s me!’”

From Los Angeles Times