aerophobia

1. (medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.Examples: "The patient was diagnosed after displaying both aerophobia and acute hydrophobia."; "Furious rabies, the more common presentation, involves the brainstem, the limbic system,, the hypothalamus, and the autonomic center. It is characterized by hydrophobia, aerophobia, and episodic generalized arousal interrupted by periods of lucidity."uncountable

2. (travel) Fear of flyingExamples: "Many first-time flyers suffer from aerophobia, though some hide it better than others."uncountable

3. (rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heightsExamples: "Standing on the edge of the cliff made me realise just how much aerophobia affected me."broadlypossiblyrareuncountable