air route; air lane
Refers to a route taken by aircraft, similar to a sea route or road. Used in contexts like aviation, travel, and logistics.
The airline opened a new air route.
by air; by plane
Adverbial use indicating travel or transport via aircraft. Often used with verbs like 行く, 送る, or 移動する.
We will send the luggage by air.
He headed to London by plane.
He went to Paris by air.
The rescue team headed to the site by air.
The medicine was transported by air.
空路 means traveling or shipping by air, while 海路 means traveling or shipping by sea.
空路 refers to travel by air, whereas 陸路 refers to travel over land, such as by car or train.
air route; airway; air corridor
Compound of 空 (kuu, 'sky') and 路 (ro, 'route'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for transport routes.
The air route from Tokyo to Osaka takes about an hour.