: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
Examples of airport in a Sentence
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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The airport has suspended operations on its north runway until the aircraft is removed from the sea.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Photos taken of the aftermath show the aircraft partially submerged in water near the airport's sea wall.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Car rentals are available at the airport and downtown.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
With the government shutdown still ongoing, air travel is being affected but hasn’t changed the satisfaction rankings of the mega airports in this year’s report yet, Taylor says.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Photos taken of the aftermath show the aircraft partially submerged in water near the airport's sea wall.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Car rentals are available at the airport and downtown.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
With the government shutdown still ongoing, air travel is being affected but hasn’t changed the satisfaction rankings of the mega airports in this year’s report yet, Taylor says.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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airport
noun
air·port
ˈa(ə)r-ˌpōrt 
ˈe(ə)r-,
-ˌpȯrt
: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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