by air

phrase

: by flying in airplanes
travel by air

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In the past few months alone, thousands of travelers have been stranded by air traffic control equipment meltdowns, airline IT outages, or just plain bad weather. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 King Shaka International Airport near Durban is roughly 45 minutes to an hour away by air, compared with several hours by road. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026 Its rural nature — isolated from the rest of the country and with many of its communities accessible only by air or water — breeds a self-reliance. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Even with dozens of aircraft shuttling hundreds of thousands of packages a day, only a small percentage of Amazon’s total package volume moves by air—and an even smaller percentage moves on the aircraft operated by 21 Air. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for by air

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“By air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20air. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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