Air is the name given to the atmosphere of Earth. 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), a 2005 anime adaptation of the visual novel * ''Air'' (2015 film), an American post-apocalyptic film * ''Air'' (2023 film), an American biographical drama film *" Air/Love is destructive", the first half of ''The End of Evangelion'', a 1997 anime film

Music

Groups

* Air (French band), a French electronic music duo * Air (free jazz trio), founded in 1971 *

Air (jazz rock band) Air was an American jazz rock band mainly active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. History The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1971 by Embryo Records, which had been founded by Herbie Mann in 1969. The four core band members w ...

, 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'', an album by

, 1971 *''Air'', an album by

Pete Namlook Pete Namlook (born 25 November 1960 as Peter Kuhlmann in Frankfurt, West Germany, died on 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 ...

, 1993 *''Air'', an album by Kym, 2005 *''Air'', an album by

Andreas Vollenweider Andreas Vollenweider (born 4 October 1953) is a Swiss harpist. He is generally categorised as a new-age musician and uses a modified electroacoustic harp of his own design. He has worked with Bobby McFerrin, Carly Simon, Luciano Pavarotti and in ...

, 2009 *''AIR'', an EP by Afgan, 2019

Songs

* "Air" (song), by Tyson Ritter, 2013 *"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 f ...

'' *"Air", a song by

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

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 American rock 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 Talking Heads. ...

'' *"Air", a song by Ben Folds Five from the 1998 soundtrack '' Godzilla: The Album'' *"Air", a song by Shawn Mendes and Astrid S from the 2015 album ''

Handwritten Handwriting is the writing done with a writing instrument, such as a pen or pencil, in the hand. Handwriting includes both printing and cursive styles and is separate from formal calligraphy or typeface. Because each person's handwriting is u ...

'' *"A.I.R.", a song by Anthrax from their 1985 album '' Spreading the Disease''

Other music-related uses

* Air (music), a song-like vocal or instrumental composition **'' Air on the G String'', August Wilhelmj's adaptation of an air by Johann Sebastian Bach * Air de cour, secular vocal music in France in the late Renaissance and early Baroque period * Air guitar, a form of dance and movement in which a performer pretends to play an imaginary guitar * Associated Independent Recording (AIR), an independent recording company and recording studio based in London, UK * Australian Independent Record Labels Association, organisation representing Australian-owned record labels and independent artists

Radio

* All India Radio, radio broadcast service in India *

Art International Radio Art International Radio was an online, non-profit cultural Internet radio station, that was also home to the Clocktower Gallery an historic New York City alternative exhibition space. Art International Radio was directed by Alanna Heiss, the fou ...

, 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 This is a list of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN, a Philippine television network. The network is headquartered in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City. On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN was issued a cease-and-desist order by the National T ...

, 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 i ...

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

broadcast Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum ( radio waves), in a one-to-many model. Broadcasting began ...

("on air") * ''Air'' (comics), a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics * AIR (nightclub), a 2000 capacity superclub located in Digbeth, Birmingham in the UK * ''Air'' (novel), a 2005 novel by author Geoff Ryman *

Air (roller coaster) Galactica (formerly known as Air) is a flying roller coaster located in the Forbidden Valley area of Alton Towers amusement park in Staffordshire, England and is the first flying coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. Guests ride in a ...

, 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''

Brands and organisations

AIR Worldwide Verisk Extreme Event Solutions (formerly AIR Worldwide) is an American risk modeling and data analytics company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with customers in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, and government markets. Verisk E ...

(formerly named Applied Insurance Research) is a risk-modeling and data analytics company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts * AAR Corporation (New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol AIR) * Air Jordan, 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 organ ...

, commonly abbreviated AIR, a social science research organization

Computing and technology

* AIR (program), a program suite for medical image registration * Adobe AIR, a cross-platform run-time system * iPad Air, an Apple tablet * MacBook Air, an Apple ultraportable laptop

Places

* Aïr Mountains, a massif in northern Niger * Sultanate of Agadez, also known as the Sultanate of Aïr *

Arab Islamic Republic The Arab Islamic Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية الإسلامية ') was a proposed unification of Tunisia and Libya in 1974, agreed upon by Libyan head of state Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, ...

, failed union attempt between Tunisia and Libya

People

* Donna Air (born 1979), British actress *

Glen Air Glen Air (born 17 November 1975 in Bulli, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. His usual position was as at and he could also operate at . He attended Bulli High School in New So ...

(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. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the g ...

, American basketball player nicknamed His Royal Airness * Steve McNair, American football player nicknamed Air

Science and healthcare

Aminoimidazole ribotide 5′-Phosphoribosyl-5-aminoimidazole (or aminoimidazole ribotide, AIR) is a biochemical intermediate in the formation of purine nucleotides via inosine-5-monophosphate, and hence is a building block for DNA and RNA. The vitamins thiamine and cob ...

Anterior interval release Anterior interval release (AIR) is a type of arthroscopic knee surgery performed to alleviate pain and associated symptoms caused by scar tissue (or fibrosis) accumulation in the anterior region of the knee, behind and under the knee cap (or pat ...

, a type of arthroscopic knee surgery * Oxygen * Gas or

atmosphere An atmosphere () is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A s ...

of a planet *The

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

Sports

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

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

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

dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "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 equestrian sport defined b ...

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, any form of cooling, heating, ventilation or disinfection that modifies the condition of air *

Air injection reactor Secondary air injection (commonly known as air injection) is a vehicle emissions control strategy introduced in 1966, wherein fresh air is injected into the exhaust stream to allow for a fuller secondary combustion of exhaust gases. Development T ...

, a very early automobile emissions control system * Air-to-air rocket 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 * AIR, MTR station code of

Airport station An Airport station or Airport Station may refer to a train station named as such or similarly. For other train stations located at an airport and named otherwise, see list of airport stations. Airport station may refer to: * Aeroport (Moscow Metro ...

, Hong Kong *

Lucid Air The Lucid Air is a battery electric car produced and marketed by Lucid Motors. Unveiled in December 2016, it is designed to compete with existing brands in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, in particular the Tesla Model S Plaid, the Fisker ...

, a 2021–present American electric executive sedan *

Wuling Air EV The Wuling Air EV () 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 the third GSEV model to be marketed under the Wuling brand after t ...

, a 2022–present Chinese electric microcar

Other uses

* Air (classical element), an element in ancient Greek philosophy and in Western alchemy *

Airoran language Airoran is a language of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawe ...

, 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 is an important medium for transfer of energy in industrial processes, and is used for power tools such as air hammers, drills, wrenches, and o ...

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