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Usually air is an excellent insulator, until a voltage spike of sufficient magnitude comes along [e.g. lightning] and makes "it's own path"; this phenomena is called "di-electric breakdown".

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Air is an insulator. It does not conduct electricity well because it is made up of molecules that are widely spaced and do not easily transfer electrons.

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