aerophobia A fear of air, drafts, gases, or airborne
noxious influences. Also known as air phobia.
Sometimes this term is used as a label for the fear
of flying.
— The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition
aviatophobia (aviophobia) Fear of flying.
— The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition
But sometimes they fly too close. Those of us with a phobia of low-flying birds (I am among the phobic) panic whenever we read about attacks on the rise.
