air traffic

noun

1. aircraft moving in flight or on airport runways.

air traffic

noun

1. the organized movement of aircraft within a given space
2. the passengers, cargo, or mail carried by aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of air traffic¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Duffy, who served in the US House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019, representing Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, was further described by Trump as being the guy who will "ensure our ports and dams serve our economy without compromising our National Security" and "make our skies safe again by eliminating DEI for pilots and air traffic controllers."

From Salon

Set aside the preposterous contentions that “government agencies are no different” from corporations, or that mass-eliminating people by SSN would not cripple necessary everyday government functions like air traffic control and emergency relief and weather monitoring, even after screening them for constitutional knowledge or something.

From Slate

The air traffic control system had previously processed more than 15 million flight plans without the scenario being seen.

From BBC

More than 700,000 passengers suffered cancellations and delays in August 2023 due to the computer shutdown at NATS, the UK's air traffic control service.

From BBC

Air traffic control systems handling the flight were confused by a duplicate code - DVL - representing both Deauville in France and Devil's Lake in North Dakota, USA.

From BBC