Air is the name given to the

atmosphere of Earth The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather ...

. Air or AIR may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Art

* ''Air'' (Maillol), a sculpture by Aristide Maillol * ''Air'' (painting), a painting by Jan van Kessel the Elder

Films

* ''Air'' (2005 film), an anime adaptation of the visual novel * ''Air'' (2015 film), an American post-apocalyptic film * ''Air'' (2023 American film), an American biographical sports drama film * Air (2023 Russian film), a Russian aviation film * "Love is destructive", the first half of ''The End of Evangelion'', a 1997 anime film

Music

Groups

Air (French band) Air is a French music duo from Versailles, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. Their critically acclaimed debut album, '' Moon Safari'', including the track " Sexy Boy", was an international success in 1998. Its follow-up, ' ...

, a French electronic music duo *

Air (free jazz trio) Air was a free jazz trio founded by saxophone player Henry Threadgill, double bassist Fred Hopkins, and drummer Steve McCall in 1971. Career Threadgill was asked by Columbia College in Chicago to arrange a number of Scott Joplin songs. Jo ...

, founded in 1971 * Air (jazz rock band), a jazz rock group featuring Tom and Googie Coppola * Air (singer), Japanese singer

Albums

* ''Air'' (Cecil Taylor album), 1960 * ''Air'' (Agua de Annique album), 2007 * ''Air'' (Astronoid album), 2016 * ''Air'' (Sault album), 2022 * ''Air'' (Yeji EP), 2025 *''Air'', an album by Air (jazz rock band), 1971 *''Air'', an album by

Pete Namlook Pete Namlook (born 25 November 1960 as Peter Kuhlmann in Frankfurt, West Germany – 8 November 2012) was an ambient and electronic music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversaw. He ...

, 1993 *''Air'', an album by Kym, 2005 *''Air'', an album by Andreas Vollenweider, 2009 *''AIR'', an EP by Afgan, 2019

Songs

* "Air" (Tyson Ritter song), 2013 * "Air" (Marcus & Martinus song), 2023 * "Air" (Yeji song), 2025 *"Air", a song in the musical ''

Hair Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and ...

'' *"Air", Air on the G String, by

Ekseption Ekseption was a Dutch rock band active from 1967 to 1989, playing mostly-instrumental progressive rock and Classical crossover, classical rock. The central character in the changing roster, and the only band member present on every album, was con ...

from their self-titled 1969 album ''Ekseption'' *"Air", a song by Brian Eno and Talking Heads from the 1979 album ''

Fear of Music ''Fear of Music'' is the third studio album by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979, by Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talki ...

'' *"Air", a song by Ben Folds Five from the 1998 soundtrack '' Godzilla: The Album'' *"Air", a song by Frente! from the 1996 album ''

Shape A shape is a graphics, graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external Surface (mathematics), surface. It is distinct from other object properties, such as color, Surface texture, texture, or material ...

'' *"Air", a song by Sault from the 2022 album ''

Air An atmosphere () is a layer of gases that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A stellar atmosph ...

'' *"Air", a song by Shawn Mendes and Astrid S from the 2015 album '' Handwritten'' *"A.I.R.", a song by Anthrax from their 1985 album ''

Spreading the Disease ''Spreading the Disease'' is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. It was the band's first album to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello. A special two-disc edition of the album was released in 2 ...

Other music-related uses

Air (music) An air (; also ''air'' in French language, French) is a song-like vocal or instrumental Music, composition. The term can also be applied to the interchangeable Melody, melodies of Folk music, folk songs and Ballad, ballads. It is a variant of the ...

, a song-like vocal or instrumental composition **''

Air on the G String "Air on the G String", also known as "Air for G String" and "Celebrated Air", is August Wilhelmj's 1871 arrangement of the second movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068. Contains several audio versions o ...

'', August Wilhelmj's adaptation of an air by Johann Sebastian Bach *

Air de cour The ''air de cour'' was a popular type of secular vocal music in France in the late Renaissance and early Baroque period, from about 1570 until around 1650. From approximately 1610 to 1635, during the reign of Louis XIII, this was the predominant ...

, secular vocal music in France in the late Renaissance and early Baroque period *

Air guitar Air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play an imaginary Rock music, rock or heavy metal music, heavy metal-style electric guitar, including riffs and solos. Playing an air guitar usually consists of exagge ...

, a form of dance and movement in which a performer pretends to play an imaginary guitar *

Associated Independent Recording Associated Independent Recording (AIR) is an independent recording company founded in London in 1965 by record producers George Martin, John Burgess (record producer), John Burgess, Ron Richards (producer), Ron Richards, and Peter Sullivan (rec ...

(AIR), an independent recording company and recording studio based in London, UK *

Australian Independent Record Labels Association The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (commonly known as AIR), formerly Association of Independent Record Labels, is a non-profit trade association which supports the growth and development of Australia's independent recording in ...

, organisation representing Australian-owned record labels and independent artists

Radio

All India Radio All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani (), is India's state-owned public broadcasting, public radio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broa ...

, radio broadcast service in India * Art International Radio, an arts-oriented radio station

Television

*''AIR: America's Investigative Reports'', PBS documentary series 2006–2007, retitled Exposé: America's Investigative Reports with second season in 2007 * "Air" (''Stargate Universe''), the series premiere of the television series ''Stargate Universe''

Video games

* ''Air'' (video game), a 2000 Japanese visual novel *''Air'', an air combat based mainframe computer game by Kelton Flinn

Other arts, entertainment, and media-related uses

* ABS-CBN International Report, a defunct international newscast of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation *

A.I.R. Gallery A.I.R. Gallery (Artists in Residence) is the first all female artists cooperative gallery in the United States. It was founded in 1972 with the objective of providing a professional and permanent exhibition space for women artists during a time ...

, an all female artists cooperative gallery in the United States *Air, a common colloquialism for a

broadcast Broadcasting is the data distribution, distribution of sound, audio audiovisual content to dispersed audiences via a electronic medium (communication), mass communications medium, typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), ...

("on air") * ''Air'' (comics), a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics *

AIR (nightclub) AIR is a 2,000 capacity superclub located in Digbeth, Birmingham in England. AIR started as a spray shop for buses, when in 2000 the building was bought by Godskitchen and converted into a club, originally named CODE. In June 2003, CODE closed f ...

, a 2000 capacity superclub located in Digbeth, Birmingham in the UK * ''Air'' (novel), a 2005 novel by author Geoff Ryman * Air (roller coaster), the former name of a flying roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom, now re-themed as ''Galactica'' *''

Annals of Improbable Research The ''Annals of Improbable Research'' (''AIR'') is a bimonthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal. ''AIR'', published six times a year since 1995, usually showcases at least one ...

'', a bi-monthly magazine devoted to scientific humour *Art Is Resistance, an organization in the game ''

Year Zero A year zero does not exist in the Anno Domini (AD) calendar year system commonly used to number years in the Gregorian calendar (nor in its predecessor, the Julian calendar); in this system, the year is followed directly by year (which is the ...

Brands and organisations

AIR Worldwide AIR Worldwide was an American risk modeling and data analytics company based in Boston, Massachusetts that was acquired by Verisk Analytics in 2022. It had customers in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, and government markets. AIR W ...

(formerly named Applied Insurance Research) is a risk-modeling and data analytics company headquartered in

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

AAR Corporation AAR Corp. is an American provider of aircraft maintenance services to commercial and government customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. The company employs about 6,000 people, operating in abo ...

(New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol AIR) *

Air Jordan Air Jordan is a line of basketball and sportswear shoes produced by Nike, Inc. Related apparel and accessories are marketed under Jordan Brand. The first Air Jordan shoe was produced for basketball player Michael Jordan during his time with t ...

, a popular brand of basketball shoes promoted by Retired Chicago Bulls Superstar, Michael Jordan *

American Institutes for Research The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan behavioral and social science research, evaluation, and technical assistance organization based in Arlington, Virginia. One of the world's largest social science research o ...

, commonly abbreviated AIR, a social science research organization

Computing and technology

* AIR (program), a program suite for medical image registration *

Adobe AIR Adobe AIR (also known as Adobe Integrated Runtime and codenamed Apollo) is a cross-platform runtime system currently developed by Harman International, in collaboration with Adobe Inc., for building desktop applications and mobile application ...

, a cross-platform run-time system *

iPad Air The iPad is a brand of tablet computers developed and marketed by Apple that run the company's mobile operating systems iOS and later iPadOS. The first-generation iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010. Since then, the iPad product lin ...

, an Apple tablet *

MacBook Air The MacBook Air is a line of Mac (computer), Mac laptop computers developed and manufactured by Apple Inc., Apple since 2008. It features a thin, light structure in a machining, machined aluminum case and currently either a 13-inch or 15-inch ...

, an Apple ultraportable laptop

Places

Aïr Mountains The Aïr Mountains or Aïr Massif (Air Tamajeq language, Tamajăq: ''Ayǝr''; Hausa language, Hausa: Eastern ''Azbin'', Western ''Abzin'') is a triangular massif, located in northern Niger, within the Sahara. Part of the West Sa ...

, a massif in northern Niger *

Sultanate of Agadez The Sultanate of Agadez (also known as Tenere Sultanate of Aïr, Sultanate of Aïr, or Asben") was a Berber kingdom centered first in the city of Agadez (initially, in the village of Tadaliza) in the Aïr Mountains, located at the southern edge o ...

, also known as the Sultanate of Aïr * Arab Islamic Republic, failed union attempt between Tunisia and Libya

People

Donna Air Donna Marie Theresa Air (born 2 August 1979) is an English actress, producer and philanthropist. Early life and education Donna Marie Theresa Air was born on 2 August 1979, in Gosforth, North Tyneside, to receptionist Marie (née Lackenby) and ...

(born 1979), British actress * Glen Air (born 1978), Australian rugby league player *

Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player, who is currently a minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

, American basketball player nicknamed His Royal Airness *

Steve McNair Stephen LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009),Steve McNair Found Dead

, American football player nicknamed Air

Science and healthcare

* Aminoimidazole ribotide * Anterior interval release, a type of arthroscopic knee surgery *

Oxygen Oxygen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group (periodic table), group in the periodic table, a highly reactivity (chemistry), reactive nonmetal (chemistry), non ...

Gas Gas is a state of matter that has neither a fixed volume nor a fixed shape and is a compressible fluid. A ''pure gas'' is made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon) or molecules of either a single type of atom ( elements such as ...

atmosphere An atmosphere () is a layer of gases that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A stellar atmosph ...

of a planet *The

sky The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the planetary surface, surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere and outer space. It may also be considered a place between the ground and outer space, thus distinct from ...

Sports

Adelaide International Raceway The Adelaide International Raceway (also known as Adelaide International or AIR) is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. The circuit is located north of Adelaide in So ...

, a car-racing circuit in Adelaide, South Australia * Air, a range of

boardsport Boardsports are active outdoor sports that are played with any sort of board as the primary equipment. These sports take place on a variety of terrains, from paved flat-ground and snow-covered hills to water and air. Most boardsports are consider ...

tricks consisting of jumps without rotation *"Airs" above the ground, a term used in

dressage Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrianism, equestrian sport defined by th ...

Technology

* Active Infrared, combines infrared illumination of spectral range 700–1,000 nm (just below the visible spectrum of the human eye) with CCD cameras sensitive to this light *

Air conditioning Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature, and in some cases, also controlling the humidity of internal air. Air c ...

, any form of cooling, heating, ventilation or disinfection that modifies the condition of air * Air injection reactor, a very early automobile emissions control system *

Air-to-air rocket An air-to-air rocket or air interception rocket is an unguided projectile fired from aircraft to engage other flying targets. They were used briefly in World War I to engage enemy observation balloons and in and after World War II to engage enem ...

or air interception rocket, an unguided projectile fired from aircraft to engage other flying targets

Transportation

* AIR, National Rail code of Airbles railway station, in Motherwell, Scotland * AIR-X, a Soviet aircraft series by

Yakovlev The Joint-stock company, JSC A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau () is a Russian aircraft designer and manufacturer (design office prefix Yak). Its head office is in Aeroport District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is a subsidiary of Yakovle ...

* AIR, MTR station code of Airport station, Hong Kong * Lucid Air, a 2021–present American electric executive sedan *

Wuling Air EV The Wuling Air EV ( zh, s=五菱晴空, t=, p=Wǔlíng Qíngkōng, c=, l=clear sky) is a battery electric city car manufactured by SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) since 2022. Based on SGMW's Global Small Electric Vehicle (GSEV) platform, the model is th ...

, a 2022–present Chinese electric microcar

Other uses

Air (classical element) Air or Wind is one of the four classical elements along with water, earth and fire in ancient Greek philosophy and in Western alchemy. Greek and Roman tradition According to Plato, it is associated with the octahedron; air is considered to be ...

, an element in ancient Greek philosophy and in Western alchemy * Airoran language, an Indonesian language with ISO 639-3 code AIR * '' Applied Innovative Research'', a scientific journal *

Compressed air Compressed air is air kept under a pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure. Compressed air in vehicle tires and shock absorbers are commonly used for improved traction and reduced vibration. Compressed air is an important medium for t ...

, the air kept under a pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure * Another word for '' ambience'' (character, mood, etc.).