aviophobia
noun
avi·o·pho·bia
ˌā-vē-ə-ˈfō-bē-ə 
ˌa-
variants
or less commonly aviaphobia
: intense fear or dislike of flying : aerophobia
Relatively few of the estimated 25 million Americans who suffer from aviophobia avoid flying altogether.—
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aviophobe
ˈā-vē-ə-ˌfōb
noun
ˈa-
plural aviophobes also aviaphobes or aviophobics or aviaphobics
Who doesn't love the feeling you get when you're high in the air on a plane, heading for somewhere—anywhere—different? Well, aviophobes for one, who find nothing but fear in the friendly skies.
—Adria Vasil
Adria Vasil
aviophobic
adjective
or less commonly aviaphobic
I'd come straight from an American Airlines flight during which an aviophobic widow had wadded various handfuls of my blouse and jacket into her fists the entire trip.
—Jennifer Rardin
Jennifer Rardin
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Only a small percentage of people actually suffer from clinical aviophobia.
—Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2021
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aviophobia
noun
avi·o·pho·bia
ˌā-vē-ə-ˈfō-bē-ə, ˌa-
variants
also aviaphobia
: fear of flying : aerophobia
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