fly at

Example Sentences

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Israeli military aircraft including drones generally fly at higher altitudes than commercial planes, he said, while such aircraft also show up on commercial planes' radars.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

He did not have a commercial licence for carrying passengers, nor the correct certification to fly at night, and his rating to fly the single-engine Piper had expired.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

That means that traffic patterns around Van Nuys now fly at least 800 feet below the planes landing at Burbank, according to FAA documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

“The cabin manufacturers didn’t know that they would go near the airports, and the drone makers didn’t know that they would fly at these specific planes,” Maliuk said in emailed comments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

“Dear! dear! What a fury to fly at Master John!”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë