English-Spanish translations for airspace

• espacio aéreo
  El espacio aéreo o es o no seguro. Either the airspace is safe or it is not.
  A partir de 2012 tendremos un espacio aéreo Schengen. From 2012 we will have a Schengen airspace.
  El espacio aéreo está totalmente congestionado, ¿o es que se trata de una mala gestión del espacio? We are faced with an overcrowded airspace, or should I say a badly managed 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