airway

EASA defines “airway” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘airway’ means a control area or portion thereof established in the form of a corridor;

Article 2 · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · Easy Access Rules, 26 Aug 2025 revision · Read Article 2

Also in the aviation glossary

Airway FAA PHAK: An airway is based on a centerline that extends from one navigation aid or intersection to another navigation aid (or through several navigation aids or intersections); used to establish a known route for en route procedures between terminal areas.

Defined in the same article

accuracy
advisory airspace
advisory route
aerial work
aerobatic flight
aerodrome
aerodrome control service
aerodrome control tower

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