: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Environmental concerns have long hampered plans to expand the airport, as efforts to preserve the marshlands, which are a crucial source of freshwater for South Florida, have routinely clashed with business interests.
—
Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Such tactics have worked in the past: The Dade-Collier facility was envisioned as the largest airport in the world before protests and an environmental review convinced the government to stop work on the site in 1970.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2025
The first flight lifted out of Miami International Airport on Sunday, airport spokesman Greg Chin said Monday.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
As luck would have it, airport security failed to check.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for airport
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Such tactics have worked in the past: The Dade-Collier facility was envisioned as the largest airport in the world before protests and an environmental review convinced the government to stop work on the site in 1970.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2025
The first flight lifted out of Miami International Airport on Sunday, airport spokesman Greg Chin said Monday.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
As luck would have it, airport security failed to check.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for airport
Cite this Entry
“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share