English-German translations for airspace

• Luftraum der
  Unser Luftraum ist überlastet, oder ist es ein Mißmanagement des Luftraums? We are faced with an overcrowded airspace, or should I say a badly managed airspace?
  Entweder ist der Luftraum sicher, oder er ist es nicht. Either the airspace is safe or it is not.
  Ab 2012 wird es einen Schengen-Luftraum geben. From 2012 we will have a Schengen airspace.

Definition of airspace

• A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory it lies
• that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft
• The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air

Synonyms

• territorial
• sky
• jurisdictional
• sky

Examples

• Various European countries transferred the aviation control of their adjoining airspace to Eurocontrol, while each retaining legal jurisdiction
• The legalisation of free radios caused a bitter fight for airspace

Related words

• hairsplitting
• airspeed
• hairspring
• hairsplitter
• hairspray
• airspeed indicator