heliport

he·li·port | \ ˈhe-lə-ˌpȯrt

How to pronounce heliport (audio)

, ˈhē- \

Definition of heliport

: a landing and takeoff place for a helicopter

Examples of heliport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even the corporate helicopters that touch down at the Thirty-fourth Street heliport burrow into my chest. — Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker, "A Bellevue Doctor’s Pandemic Diary," 1 Oct. 2020 In addition to three major airports, the region is home to three military airfields: Joint Base Andrews, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s heliport and Fort Belvoir’s Davison Army Airfield. — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, "Proposed system would gather data about helicopter noise in the D.C. region," 2 Aug. 2020 Also in the Portland area, the Hillsboro Airport will receive $157,000, the Troutdale Airport will receive $30,000 and a downtown Portland heliport owned by the city will receive $1,000. — oregonlive, "Oregon airports to receive more than $140 million in federal coronavirus aid," 14 Apr. 2020 In 2011, a helicopter carrying a group of tourists flipped over just after lifting off from a heliport on the east side of Manhattan. — Patrick Mcgeehan, New York Times, "Though Accidents Are Rare, Crash Highlights Perils of Flying Copters Over City," 10 June 2019 The helicopter took off from a heliport in Kearny, New Jersey, according to the NTSB. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN, "An NTSB video transcript details the final minutes for 5 victims of NYC helicopter crash," 24 Sep. 2019 That fee included a 19-minute Uber X car ride from the Lower East Side 2.8 miles to the heliport, as well as a 5-minute trip to my final destination, the new TWA Hotel at JFK. — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, "Uber's new helicopter service is an expensive, time-consuming adventure," 4 Oct. 2019 The Standard-Examiner reports SMHG Village Development has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a heliport at Powder Mountain. — USA TODAY, "Record grapefruit, light rail win, Snake Road: News from around our 50 states," 29 Aug. 2019 New York Mayor Bill de Blasio questioned Monday the role the Federal Aviation Administration is playing in regulating heliports. — Matt Mcfarland, CNN, "Uber's dream of flying cars undeterred by helicopter crashes," 11 June 2019

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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heliport. Accessed 5 Dec. 2020.

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