air traffic planning
nounUK /ɛə ˈtræfɪk ˈplænɪŋ/
US /ɛr ˈtræfɪk ˈplænɪŋ/
The job of deciding where and when airplanes can fly and land safely.
Air traffic planning helps keep planes from bumping into each other in the sky.
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2. The work of making schedules for when planes take off and land at an airport.
The team finished air traffic planning for the busy holiday weekend.
3. The process of mapping safe routes for aircraft before a flight.
Good air traffic planning avoided the stormy area over the mountains.
4. The study of how to organize and manage the movement of planes in the sky.
She studied air traffic planning to help make flying safer.