: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Sycamore Brewing also was ousted from the Charlotte airport after opening there three years ago.
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Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
As the airport’s CEO since 2024, Badawi has been central to developing and implementing the expansion program as AUS bursts at the seams, already well on its way to serving a record 30 million passengers in the coming years.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Food And Cooking Tools Skipping airport food and bringing your own from home is a great travel hack.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
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—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
As the airport’s CEO since 2024, Badawi has been central to developing and implementing the expansion program as AUS bursts at the seams, already well on its way to serving a record 30 million passengers in the coming years.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Food And Cooking Tools Skipping airport food and bringing your own from home is a great travel hack.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
An airport worker has reportedly been rescued after getting trapped in the cargo hold of an Air Canada Rouge plane.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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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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